Barrier River

44°23′24″S 168°20′17″E / 44.3900°S 168.3381°E / -44.3900; 168.3381 2nd sourceBarrier River South Branch • locationBarrier Ice Stream • coordinates44°25′42″S 168°20′05″E / 44.4284°S 168.3348°E / -44.4284; 168.3348 Mouth Pyke River44°24′50″S 168°12′45″E / 44.4139°S 168.2126°E / -44.4139; 168.2126Basin featuresProgressionBarrier River → Pyke River → Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka → Tasman SeaTributaries  • leftSilver Stream (North Branch), • rightSaddle Stream, Red Stream

The Barrier River is a river in the Mount Aspiring National Park in northern Southland, New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Pyke River, which it enters about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of Lake Wilmot.^[1] The Barrier River is fed by three glaciers and ice fields:

• Demon Gap Icefall (North Branch)
• Silver Glacier (via Silver Stream, between the branches)
• Barrier Ice Stream (South Branch)

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References