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The Doon River is a river in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It arises near Mount Donald and flows south-east into the south-west arm of Lake Te Anau.[1][2]

This article is about the river in New Zealand. For the river in Scotland, see River Doon.

Doon River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFiordland National Park
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Te Anau
 • elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Length10 km (6.2 mi)

The river was explored by Quintin McPherson McKinnon and G. Tucker in 1887.[3]

In 2002, the rainfall at Doon River was 8,719 millimetres (343 in), the highest in that year of any area in New Zealand with a regularly reporting rain gauge.[4]


See also



References


  1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 97. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 444.
  3. "McKINNON, Quintin McPherson". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. "Climate Summary for 2002". National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2009.


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