Clarence River, New Zealand

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The Clarence River is located in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 160 kilometres in length.

For its first 50 kilometres, the river runs in a generally southeastern direction. It then turns northeast, running down a long straight valley between the Inland and Seaward Kaikoura Ranges. At the end of the Seaward Kaikouras the river meanders through undulating hill country before draining into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Clarence.

A large part of the river is within the boundaries of the Molesworth Station.

v • d • e Clarence River Source: Spencer Mountains — Flows into: Pacific Ocean Administrative areas Marlborough Region · Canterbury Region Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Clarence Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Acheron River · Dillon River Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Lake Tennyson Other features (upstream to downstream) Molesworth Station Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato · 2: Clutha · 3: Whanganui · 4: Taieri · 5: Rangitikei · 6: Mataura · 7: Waiau (Southland) · 8: Clarence · 9: Waitaki · 10: Oreti

Coordinates: 42°10′S 173°57′E / -42.167, 173.95