Hollyford River

Hollyford River next to State Highway 94

The Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka is in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It runs for 128 kilometres (80 mi) through Fiordland, its source being 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the north of the northern tip of Lake Te Anau and close to the Homer Tunnel. The river flows north through the glacier-formed Hollyford Valley, passing through Lake McKerrow before reaching Martins Bay on the coast of the Tasman Sea 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Milford Sound. The Hollyford Track follows the river's course. Part of the river's course is traditionally regarded as the boundary between the Southland and Otago regions.

In January 1863 Patrick Quirk Caples explored the river, naming it after his home town of Hollyford, County Tipperary in Ireland.[1] Following the passage of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, the name of the river was officially altered to Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka.[2]

Three sections of the river are regularly travelled by kayak:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Otago Daily Times, 2 Dec 1904, p.7
  2. ↑ "Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Charles, Graham (2006). New Zealand whitewater: 125 great kayaking runs. Nelson, N.Z.: Craig Potton. ISBN 978-1-877333-60-6.

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Coordinates: 44°20′S 168°00′E / 44.333°S 168.000°E / -44.333; 168.000

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