Hawdon River

The Hawdon River is a river of New Zealand. One of the headwaters of Canterbury's Waimakariri River, it flows south through Arthur's Pass National Park, reaching the Waimakariri to the north of the settlement of Cass.[1]

Hawdon River

Route of the Hawdon River
Mouth of the Hawdon River Show map of New Zealand Hawdon River (South Island) Show map of South Island
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics

Source	Mount Hunt
• coordinates	42.8794°S 171.7478°E / -42.8794; 171.7478

Mouth
• location	Waimakariri River
• coordinates	43°00′05″S 171°44′20″E
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Hawdon River → Waimakariri River → Pegasus Bay → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries
• left	East Hawdon Stream
• right	Twin Fall Stream, Discovery Stream, Sudden Valley Stream

References

Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand
Mountains	Mount Damfool Mount Franklin Mount Murchison Mount Rolleston
Mountain passes	Arthur's Pass Harper Pass
Ski fields	Temple Basin
Rivers	Anti Crow River Bealey River Cox River Crow River Deception River Edwards River Hawdon River Mingha River Otehake River Ōtira River Poulter River Rolleston River Taipoiti River Taramakau River Waimakariri River White River
Settlements and structures	Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial Arthur's Pass Otira Otira Tunnel
Events	Coast to Coast

Waimakariri River
Source: Mount Rolleston, Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean
Administrative areas	Canterbury Region Selwyn District Waimakariri District
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Bealey Cass Kowai Bush Springfield Sheffield Courtenay McLeans Island Eyreton Belfast Coutts Island Kainga Kaiapoi Brooklands Spencerville Kairaki
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	White River Crow River Anti Crow River Bealey River Hawdon River Poulter River Esk River Broken River Kowai River Eyre River Kaiapoi River Styx River
Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)	Lake Grasmere Lake Sarah Lake Pearson Lake Marymere Lake Hawdon Lake Letitia Lake Rubicon
Other features (upstream to downstream)	Arthur's Pass National Park Waimakariri Gorge Oxford Branch Midland Line Eyrewell Forest
Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

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