The Cropp River is a river of New Zealand. It flows east for 9 kilometres (6 mi) before joining the Whitcombe River, a tributary of the Hokitika River.[1]
Cropp River | |
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![]() Cropp River meets the Whitcombe River in the Foreground | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Galena Ridge |
• elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Whitcombe River |
• elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
On 25–26 March 2019, 1,086 millimetres (42.8 in) of rain fell over the Cropp River, a new record rainfall for a 48-hour period for New Zealand.[2]
The Cropp river area is amongst the top 5 highest, annual, average rainfall areas in the world.[3]
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