| Guide River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Marlborough Region |
| Mouth | |
• location | Acheron River |
The Guide River is a river in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. It starts near Barefell Pass on the eastern side of the Rachel Range and flows south-east to join the Acheron River, which joins the Waiau Toa / Clarence River and eventually drains into the Pacific Ocean.[1]
The river was named by Sir Frederick Weld and his station manager in 1850,[2] because it guided them from the Barefell Pass to the Acheron River (which they misidentified as the Clarence River).[3]
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 66. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ "South Island Exploration". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966.
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. pp. 303–4.