Clarke River (Westland District)

Clarke River
Clarke River from near the Rough Creek Confluence, Westland, New Zealand
Route of the Clarke River
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Location
Country	New Zealand
region	West Coast Region
District	Westland District
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Gow
• location	Solution Range
• coordinates	43°50′6″S 169°42′50″E / 43.83500°S 169.71389°E / -43.83500; 169.71389
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	Landsborough 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)
Length	27 kilometres (17 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Butler River → Landsborough River → Haast River
River system	Haast 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.