Tass River
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The Tass River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows predominantly northeast from its origins in the Southern Alps
east of Lake Hochstetter, reaching the Upper Grey River
clse to the southern tip of the Victoria Forest Park.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows predominantly northeast from its origins in the Southern Alps
Southern Alps
The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
east of Lake Hochstetter, reaching the Upper Grey River
Upper Grey River
The Upper Grey River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. As the name suggests, it is a stretch of the Grey River, and the name is used for the section between the confluence of the Blue Grey River, Brown Grey River, and Crooked Mary Creek in the Southern Alps and the...
clse to the southern tip of the Victoria Forest Park.