The Drake River is a river 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 is located in southern Westland, and flows entirely within the

Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. Geography Establis ...

. The river follows a southerly course for seven kilometres before turning northeast to flow another five kilometres before reaching the

Waiatoto River The Waiatoto River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Formed from several small rivers which are fed by glaciers surrounding Mount Aspiring, it flows north along a valley flanked in the west by the Haast Range before t ...

. The tributaries of the river were probably surveyed and named by Mueller in 1885. There is potential for a 30 MW power-generating plant at the junction of the Drake and Waiatoto Rivers.

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Westland District Rivers of the West Coast Region Mount Aspiring National Park Rivers of New Zealand {{WestCoastNZ-river-stub

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