Pyke River
Pyke River | ||
Hollyford Track suspension bridge just before the estuary |
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Data | ||
location | Fiordland , South Island , New Zealand | |
River system | Hollyford River | |
Drain over | Hollyford River → Tasman Sea | |
muzzle | in the Hollyford River coordinates: 44 ° 33 '25 " S , 168 ° 7' 34" E 44 ° 33 '25 " S , 168 ° 7' 34" E
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Left tributaries | Barrier River, Olivine River | |
Flowing lakes | Lake Wilmot , Lake Alabaster | |
Ports | no |
The Pyke River is a river in Fiordland in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand . It is the only major tributary to the Hollyford River .
It flows south through Lake Wilmot and Lake Alabaster . Shortly afterwards it flows into the Hollyford River.
Shortly before its mouth, the popular Hollyford Track crosses the river on a rope bridge .
In its middle reaches the river forms the border between the regions Southland and West Coast .