Harman River

Harman River
Suspension bridge over the Harman River
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Alps
Mouth 
 • location
Arahura River

The Harman River is a river of New Zealand. It starts in the Browning Range of the Southern Alps and becomes the Arahura River, which flows into the Tasman Sea north of Hokitika.[1]

The river can be reached on foot using the Styx Valley track.[2]

The river is named for R.J.S. Harman, a Canterbury surveyor, who discovered the nearby Harman Pass in 1865.[3]

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ "Arahura & Styx valleys tracks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  3. ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. pp. 303–4.