Sabine River, New Zealand

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The Sabine River is in the South Island of New Zealand.

The headwaters are in the Nelson Lakes National Park. The river drains Lake Constance and the Blue Lake and flows into Lake Rotoroa. Apart from the upper reaches, which is open tussock and scrub, the river is set within unmodified beech forest. It is not a navigable river due to the rocky cascades along most of its length.

A tramping track runs along the river and forms the western branch of the Travers-Sabine tramping circuit. This route usually starts from Saint Arnaud at the northern end of Lake Rotoiti. It follows the course of the Travers River, goes up over the sub alpine Travers Saddle (1787 metres), and then descends along the Sabine Valley to Lake Rotoroa. A branch of this track ascends to the remote Blue Lake.