Fox River
River near the head of the glacier
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationFox Glacier
Mouth 
  location
Cook River/Weheka
  elevation
70 metres (230 ft)
Length8 km (5.0 mi)

The Fox River is a river in the Westland District of New Zealand. It arises in two places; from a spring in the Fox Range, and from the head of the Fox Glacier. It runs west into the Cook River / Weheka, shortly before it exits into the Tasman Sea.[1][2]

The Department of Conservation maintains short walks alongside the river.[3]

in 2020 the contents of a rubbish dump next to the river were washed downstream and along the coast.[4]

References

Media related to Fox River (Westland) at Wikimedia Commons

  1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 76. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 296.
  3. "Fox Glacier Te Moeka o Tuawe Valley walks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  4. Law, Tina (1 March 2020). "Fox River landfill disaster 'forgotten' as more rubbish surfaces". Stuff.

43°28′19″S 169°59′43″E / 43.47194°S 169.99528°E / -43.47194; 169.99528

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