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Dillon River (New Zealand)

Coordinates: 42°23′47″S 173°04′42″E / 42.39639°S 173.07833°E / -42.39639; 173.07833
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Dillon River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
LocationMarlborough Region, South Island
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationInland Kaikoura Range
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Clarence River
 • elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Length28 kilometres (17 mi)
Basin features
River systemClarence River system

The Dillon River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. It arises in the Inland Kaikoura Range near Carters Saddle, and flows south-west for 28 kilometres (17 mi) to join with the upper Clarence River 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Hanmer Springs. The river's course lies largely parallel with that of the Acheron River, which lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the west.[1] The river was named after Constantine Augustus Dillon, who owned a sheep run near the Omaka River.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Maps 66, 72. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 374.

42°23′47″S 173°04′42″E / 42.39639°S 173.07833°E / -42.39639; 173.07833


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