# Pyke River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pyke_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pyke_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyke_River > Source revision: 1266604259 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the river in the South Island's Westland Region, see [Pike River Mine](/source/Pike_River_Mine). River in Southland, New Zealand Pyke River Swing bridge over the Pyke River on the Hollyford Track Route of Pyke River Mouth of Pyke River Show map of Fiordland Pyke River (South Island) Show map of South Island Pyke River (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand Native name Kaoreore (Māori) Location Country New Zealand Region Southland District Southland Physical characteristics Source Confluence of the Sealy Stream and Trinity Creek • coordinates 44°21′20″S 168°19′32″E / 44.3555°S 168.32564°E / -44.3555; 168.32564 Mouth • location Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka • coordinates 44°33′25″S 168°07′37″E / 44.55689°S 168.12697°E / -44.55689; 168.12697 • elevation 13 metres (43 ft) Basin features Progression Pyke River → Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka → Tasman Sea Tributaries • left Rata Creek, Peanut Stream, Barrier River, Diorite Stream, Olivine River, Powell Creek, Chair Creek • right Simonin Stream, Red Pyke River, Durwards Creek, Paulin Creek, Wilmot River, Cloud Creek Waterbodies Lake Wilmot, Lake Alabaster The **Pyke River** is a river in the south west of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)'s [South Island](/source/South_Island). It flows generally south into Lake Wilmot then [Lake Alabaster](/source/Lake_Alabaster), before becoming a tributary of the [Hollyford River](/source/Hollyford_River).[1] The Pyke River begins at the confluence of the Sealy Stream and Trinity Creek in [Mount Aspiring National Park](/source/Mount_Aspiring_National_Park), forming much of the park's western border in Southland District. The Pyke River begins to flow through [Fiordland National Park](/source/Fiordland_National_Park) after meeting the [Olivine River](/source/Olivine_River). ## Gallery - The Demon Trail, a section of the [Hollyford Track](/source/Hollyford_Track), involves a swing bridge crossing of the Pyke River. - [Lake Alabaster](/source/Lake_Alabaster) is a prominent lake fed by the Pyke River. ## See also - [List of rivers of New Zealand](/source/List_of_rivers_of_New_Zealand) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Place name detail: Pyke River"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/1734). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand). Retrieved 3 June 2010. v t e Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand Mountains Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Avalanche Mount Brewster Mount Castor Mount Earnslaw Mount Edward Mount Franklin Mount Maori Mount Pollux Rob Roy Peak Mountain ranges Humboldt Mountains Glaciers Dart Glacier Olivine Ice Plateau Rob Roy Glacier Volta Glacier Gorges and mountain passes Gates of Haast Haast Pass Rivers Arawhata River Barrier River Bettne River Blue River Blue Duck River Bonar River Burke River Cascade River Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu Donald River Drake River Fish River Forgotten River Haast River Joe River Kitchener River Makarora River Matukituki River Mueller River Ngatau River Okuru River Olivine River Pearson River Pyke River Red Pyke River Routeburn River Te Naihi River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waipara River Whitbourn River Wilkin River Williamson River Wills River Young River Waterfalls Bridal Veil Falls Fantail Falls Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls Walking tracks Cascade Saddle Track Rees and Dart Tracks Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic Other Haast-Hollyford road Lake Sylvan Pleasant Flat v t e Fiordland, New Zealand Fiords Doubtful Sound / Patea Deep Cove Hāwea / Bligh Sound Hinenui / Nancy Sound Bradshaw Sound Milford Sound Taiari / Chalky Inlet Charles Sound Caswell Sound Tamatea / Dusky Sound Thompson Sound Sutherland Sound George Sound Breaksea Sound Dagg Sound Rakituma / Preservation Inlet Bays Big Bay Martins Bay Pearl Harbour Te Waewae Bay Islands Anchor Island Arran Island Bauza Island Bay Rock Belle Vue Island Breaksea Island Brig Rock Buncrana Island Centre Island Chalky Island Coal Island Cooper Island Elizabeth Island Great Island Indian Island Long Island Pomona Island Resolution Island Secretary Island Lakes Lake Alabaster Lake Alice Lake Fergus Lake Gunn Green Lake Lake Hauroko Lake Innes Lake Manapouri Lake Marian Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai Mirror Lakes Lake Monowai Lake Poteriteri Lake Quill Lake Te Anau Waiuna Lagoon Marine reserves Hawea (Clio Rocks) Kahukura (Gold Arm) Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Mountain ranges Darran Mountains Franklin Mountains Humboldt Mountains Hunter Mountains Kepler Mountains Murchison Mountains Wick Mountains Mountains Alice Peak Mount Belle Mount Christina Coronation Peak Mount Crosscut Mount Danae Mount Edgecumbe Mount Eglinton Mount Elliot Mount Gifford Mount Grono Mount Gunn Karetai Peak Mount Luxmore Mount Madeline Mitre Peak Mount Moir Mount Moturau Ngatimamoe Peak Odyssey Peak Mount Pembroke Mount Philipps Poseidon Peak Pyramid Peak Mount Richardson Sabre Peak Mount Sparrman Mount Talbot Te Wera Peak Mount Titiroa Tuhawaiki Mountain Mount Tūtoko Mount Underwood Rivers Aan River Arthur River Awarua River Big River Bowen River Camelot River Carrick River Castle River Cavendish River Cleddau River Clinton River Coal River Dark River Donne River Doon River Dry Awarua River Edith River Eglinton River Electric River Elizabeth River Forgotten River George River Glaisnock River Gray River Grebe River Gulliver River Hollyford River Irene River John o'Groats River Juno River Kaipo River Light River Lyvia River Mike River Misty River Monowai River Namu River Newton River Olivine River Pandora River Pitt River Pyke River Rea River Red Pyke River Rooney River Seaforth River Shag River Spey River Stillwater River Talbot River Thurso River Transit River Tūtoko River Waiau River Waikōau River Wairaurāhiri River Waitutu River Walker River Wapiti River Whitewater River Wild Natives River Wilmot River Wilson River Windward River Wolff River Waterfalls Bowen Falls Browne Falls Grainger Falls Helena Falls Humboldt Falls Lady Alice Falls Sutherland Falls Settlements Manapouri Milford Sound Port Craig Te Anau Structures Homer Tunnel Manapōuri Power Station Milford Sound Airport Monowai Power Station Milford Road Port Craig tramway Puysegur Point Lighthouse Te Anau Airport Walking tracks Dusky Track Hollyford Track Hump Ridge Track Kepler Track Kepler Challenge Milford Track Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic Other features Aurora Cave Awarua Point Fiordland National Park Foveaux Strait Hollyford Valley McKinnon Pass Puysegur Point Te Ana-au Caves Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site West Cape Wilmot Pass Programmes and expeditions Fiordland Islands programme New Zealand American Fiordland Expedition This article about a river in Fiordland is a stub. 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