The Castle River is a river in
Fiordland National Park
Fiordland National Park occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is by far the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of , and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site. The park i ...
in the
Southland Region
Southland ( mi, Murihiku) is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. It includes Southland District, Gore District and the city of Invercargill. The r ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It rises on the slopes of Barrier Peak and flows southeast in a steep-walled valley running parallel to the
Clinton Canyon before turning south. It is a tributary of
Worsley Stream which empties into the Worsley Arm of
Lake Te Anau.
[New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet CB08 – Homer Saddle]
References
Rivers of Fiordland
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