Cook River / Weheka
| Cook River / Weheka | |
|---|---|
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana | |
| • coordinates | 43°34′33″S 170°2′20″E / 43.57583°S 170.03889°E |
| • elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Mouth | Tasman Sea |
• location | 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Gillespies Beach |
• coordinates | 43°25′47″S 169°47′21″E / 43.42972°S 169.78917°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 34 kilometres (21 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | La Perouse Glacier → Cook River / Weheka → Tasman Sea |
| River system | Cook River / Weheka |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Balfour River, Fox River, Clearwater River |
The Cook River / Weheka is in the
Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe. Much of the river lies within the Westland Tai Poutini National Park.[1]
The river was renamed from Cook River to Cook River / Weheka as a result of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Brown trout can be fished for in the river.[2]
Access along the river by foot is difficult beyond the junction with the Balfour River. There are no approved helicopter landing sites in the river valley, but there are chamois, tahr and small numbers of red deer available to hunters.[3]
References
- ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ "Cook River Trout Fishing (Weheka River)". New Zealand Fly Fishing for Trout and Salmon. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- New Zealand Department of Conservation. Archived from the originalon 14 November 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
External links
Media related to Cook River / Weheka at Wikimedia Commons