Guide River

Not to be confused with Guide River (Tasmania).

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]

Guide River
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Marlborough Region
Mouth
• location	Acheron River

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]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand