Clyde River (New Zealand)

Clyde River, New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Main source Frances River and McCoy Stream
River mouth Rangitata River
Length 18 km (11 mi)
Clyde River - looking towards Main Divide.


The Clyde River, New Zealand is a river of New Zealand, one of Canterbury's braided rivers.[1] It is formed from the confluence of the Frances River and McCoy Stream, flowing southwest to join with the Havelock River and Lawrence River to form the Rangitata River.

The river sparked a gold rush in the late 1800s.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Place name detail: Clyde River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Things to see and do in Clyde, New Zealand". www.newzealand.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.

Coordinates: 43°28′00″S 170°51′01″E / 43.4668°S 170.8502°E / -43.4668; 170.8502


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