The Fish River, is a river in the Otago Region of New Zealand. A tributary of the Makarora River, it rises east of Mount Burke and flows south-eastward through Mount Aspiring National Park, crossing State Highway 6 at 44° 6.97'S 169° 20.66'E,[1] to join that river south of Haast Pass.[2]
| Fish River | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Fish River | |
  Mouth of the Fish River .png)  Fish River (New Zealand) (New Zealand) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| District | Queenstown-Lakes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southern Alps |
| • coordinates | 44°04′05″S 169°17′57″E / 44.0681°S 169.2991°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Makarora River |
• coordinates | 44°07′36″S 169°20′23″E / 44.1268°S 169.3398°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fish River → Makarora River → Lake Wānaka → Clutha River / Mata-Au → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brodrick Stream |
| • right | Jubilee Creek |
The river was named by Julius von Haast in 1863[3][4] Charles Cameron travelled up the Fish River a few weeks earlier.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fish River Bridge". 2004.
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 79. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Reed, Alexander Wyclif (1975). Place names of New Zealand. p. 125.
- ^ Heinrich Ferdinand Von Haast, Julius von Haast (1948). The life and times of Sir Julius von Haast, explorer, geologist, museum builder. p. 276.
- ^ McClymont, W. G. (1959). The exploration of New Zealand. p. 83.
- ^ "Haast Pass". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966.
- Land Information New Zealand - Search for Place Names