Burke River
Route of the Burke River
Burke River (New Zealand) is located in New Zealand
Burke River (New Zealand)
Mouth of the Burke River
Burke River (New Zealand) is located in South Island
Burke River (New Zealand)
Burke River (New Zealand) (South Island)
EtymologyNamed after Robert O'Hara Burke
Location
CountryNew Zealand
regionWest Coast Region
DistrictWestland District
Protected areaMount Aspiring National Park
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Diomede
  locationSouthern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
  coordinates43°59′44″S 169°13′3″E / 43.99556°S 169.21750°E / -43.99556; 169.21750
  elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthHaast River
  location
Burke Flat
  coordinates
44°1′32″S 169°21′43″E / 44.02556°S 169.36194°E / -44.02556; 169.36194
  elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Length19 kilometres (12 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBranch Creek → Burke RiverHaast River
River systemHaast River

The Burke River is a river of New Zealand's South Island, located in Mount Aspiring National Park. It flows east for 19 kilometres (12 mi) from close to the Mueller Pass, reaching the Haast River 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of the Haast Pass.[1]

The river was named by Julius von Haast when he searched for a crossing from Otago to the West Coast. It is named for Robert O'Hara Burke of the Burke and Wills expedition. The nearby Wills River is named for William John Wills.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Place name detail: Burke River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. Holm, Janet (2005). Caught mapping: the life and times of New Zealand's early surveyors. Christchurch: Hazard Press. p. 170. OCLC 636380050.


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