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The Clarke River is a river in the Grey District, one of three Clarke rivers in the South island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 12 kilometres before joining with the upper Grey River close to the boundary of Victoria Forest Park.
The Robinson River is a river in the West Coast Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Upper Grey River and much of the river lies within the Lake Sumner Conservation Park. Rising on the slopes of Mount Boscawen on the main divide about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Lewis Pass, the river runs west-southwest along a straight, narrow valley before turning northwest to reach the Upper Grey.
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- ↑ "Place name detail: Otututu (Rough) River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 23 April 2010.
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