Clarke River (Westland District)

Clarke River
Clarke River from near the Rough Creek Confluence, Westland, New Zealand
Map
Route of the Clarke River
Clarke River (Westland District) is located in New Zealand
Clarke River (Westland District)
Mouth of the Clarke River
Clarke River (Westland District) is located in South Island
Clarke River (Westland District)
Clarke River (Westland District) (South Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
regionWest Coast Region
DistrictWestland District
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Gow
 • locationSolution Range
 • coordinates43°50′6″S 169°42′50″E / 43.83500°S 169.71389°E / -43.83500; 169.71389
 • elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthLandsborough River
 • coordinates
43°56′37″S 169°29′7″E / 43.94361°S 169.48528°E / -43.94361; 169.48528
 • elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Length27 kilometres (17 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionButler RiverLandsborough RiverHaast River
River systemHaast River

The Clarke River in Westland District is the southernmost of three rivers thus-named in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a major tributary of the Haast River, flowing southwest from its source on the slopes of Mount Hooker before joining with the Landsborough River three kilometres before the waters of both flow into the Haast at the point where the latter river turns west towards its outflow into the Tasman Sea.