Barrier River

Barrier River
Map
Route of the Barrier River
Barrier River is located in Fiordland
Barrier River
Mouth of the Barrier River
Barrier River is located in South Island
Barrier River
Barrier River (South Island)
Barrier River is located in New Zealand
Barrier River
Barrier River (New Zealand)
Native nameWaikea
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionSouthland
DistrictSouthland
Physical characteristics
SourceBarrier River North Branch
 • locationThe Furies Ridge
 • coordinates44°23′24″S 168°20′17″E / 44.3900°S 168.3381°E / -44.3900; 168.3381
2nd sourceBarrier River South Branch
 • locationBarrier Ice Stream
 • coordinates44°25′42″S 168°20′05″E / 44.4284°S 168.3348°E / -44.4284; 168.3348
Mouth 
 • location
Pyke River
 • coordinates
44°24′50″S 168°12′45″E / 44.4139°S 168.2126°E / -44.4139; 168.2126
Basin features
ProgressionBarrier RiverPyke RiverHollyford River / Whakatipu Kā TukaTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftSilver Stream (North Branch),
 • rightSaddle Stream, Red Stream

The Barrier River is a river in the Mount Aspiring National Park in northern Southland, New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Pyke River, which it enters about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of Lake Wilmot.[1] The Barrier River is fed by three glaciers and ice fields:

  • Demon Gap Icefall (North Branch)
  • Silver Glacier (via Silver Stream, between the branches)
  • Barrier Ice Stream (South Branch)
  1. ^ "Place name detail: Waikea". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 September 2022.