Hollyford River
The Hollyford River 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]
Three sections of the river are regularly travelled by kayak:[2]
- Monkey Creek - Falls Creek: Grade: V+
- Falls Creek - Marian Swingbridge: Grade: III - IV
- Marian Creek Run: Grade: IV - V
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- Hollyford Valley at the Department of Conservation
Coordinates: 44°20′S 168°00′E / 44.333°S 168.000°E