Fish River (New Zealand)
River in Otago, New Zealand
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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 | 44.0681°S 169.2991°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Makarora River |
• coordinates | 44°07′36″S 169°20′23″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]