The Tasman Region's Clarke River is one of three rivers by that name in the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Kahurangi National Park from the eastern flanks of Mount Gomorrah () flowing southeast then northeast before joining the Baton River northwest of the township of Tapawera.
References New Zealand 1:50,000 Topographic Map Series sheet BQ24 – Tapawera Land Information New Zealand topographic names database