Light River (New Zealand)

Light River
Light River
	Route of the Light River
	Mouth of the Light River Light River (New Zealand) (South Island)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	44°45′29″S 167°42′55″E / 44.758°S 167.7154°E
Mouth
• location	Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound
• coordinates	44°46′59″S 167°37′44″E / 44.78305°S 167.62888°E
Basin features
Progression	Light River → Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound → Tasman Sea

CountryNew Zealand

coordinates44°45′29″S 167°42′55″E / 44.758°S 167.7154°E

location

Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound

coordinates

44°46′59″S 167°37′44″E / 44.78305°S 167.62888°E

The Light River (also known as Te Houiti) is a river of Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises west of Lake Quill and flows westward into Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound.

v t e Fiordland, New Zealand
Fiords	Doubtful Sound / Patea Deep Cove Hāwea / Bligh Sound Hinenui / Nancy Sound Bradshaw Sound Milford Sound Taiari / Chalky Inlet Charles Sound Caswell Sound Tamatea / Dusky Sound Thompson Sound Sutherland Sound George Sound Breaksea Sound Dagg Sound Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
Bays	Big Bay Martins Bay Pearl Harbour Te Waewae Bay
Islands	Anchor Island Arran Island Bauza Island Bay Rock Belle Vue Island Breaksea Island Brig Rock Buncrana Island Centre Island Chalky Island Coal Island Cooper Island Elizabeth Island Great Island Indian Island Long Island Pomona Island Resolution Island Secretary Island
Lakes	Lake Alabaster Lake Alice Lake Fergus Lake Gunn Green Lake Lake Hauroko Lake Innes Lake Manapouri Lake Marian Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai Mirror Lakes Lake Monowai Lake Poteriteri Lake Quill Lake Te Anau Waiuna Lagoon
Marine reserves	Hawea (Clio Rocks) Kahukura (Gold Arm) Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
Mountain ranges	Darran Mountains Franklin Mountains Humboldt Mountains Hunter Mountains Kepler Mountains Murchison Mountains Wick Mountains
Mountains	Alice Peak Mount Belle Mount Christina Coronation Peak Mount Crosscut Mount Danae Mount Edgecumbe Mount Eglinton Mount Elliot Mount Gifford Mount Grono Mount Gunn Karetai Peak Mount Luxmore Mount Madeline Mitre Peak Mount Moir Mount Moturau Ngatimamoe Peak Odyssey Peak Mount Pembroke Mount Philipps Poseidon Peak Pyramid Peak Mount Richardson Sabre Peak Mount Sparrman Mount Talbot Te Wera Peak Mount Titiroa Tuhawaiki Mountain Mount Tūtoko Mount Underwood
Rivers	Aan River Arthur River Awarua River Big River Bowen River Camelot River Carrick River Castle River Cavendish River Cleddau River Clinton River Coal River Dark River Donne River Doon River Dry Awarua River Edith River Eglinton River Electric River Elizabeth River Forgotten River George River Glaisnock River Gray River Grebe River Gulliver River Hollyford River Irene River John o'Groats River Juno River Kaipo River Light River Lyvia River Mike River Misty River Monowai River Namu River Newton River Olivine River Pandora River Pitt River Pyke River Rea River Red Pyke River Rooney River Seaforth River Shag River Spey River Stillwater River Talbot River Thurso River Transit River Tūtoko River Waiau River Waikōau River Wairaurāhiri River Waitutu River Walker River Wapiti River Whitewater River Wild Natives River Wilmot River Wilson River Windward River Wolff River
Waterfalls	Bowen Falls Browne Falls Grainger Falls Helena Falls Humboldt Falls Lady Alice Falls Sutherland Falls
Settlements	Manapouri Milford Sound Port Craig Te Anau
Structures	Homer Tunnel Manapouri Power Station Milford Sound Airport Monowai Power Station Milford Road Port Craig tramway Puysegur Point Lighthouse Te Anau Airport
Walking tracks	Dusky Track Hollyford Track Hump Ridge Track Kepler Track Kepler Challenge Milford Track Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other features	Aurora Cave Awarua Point Fiordland National Park Foveaux Strait Hollyford Valley McKinnon Pass Puysegur Point Te Ana-au Caves Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site West Cape Wilmot Pass
Programmes and expeditions	Fiordland Islands programme New Zealand American Fiordland Expedition

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Light River
Route of the Light River
Mouth of the Light River Show map of New Zealand Light River (New Zealand) (South Island) Show map of South Island
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics

Source
• coordinates	44°45′29″S 167°42′55″E / 44.758°S 167.7154°E / -44.758; 167.7154

Mouth
• location	Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound
• coordinates	44°46′59″S 167°37′44″E / 44.78305°S 167.62888°E / -44.78305; 167.62888
Basin features
Progression	Light River → Te Hāpua / Sutherland Sound → Tasman Sea