Dillon River (New Zealand)
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationMarlborough Region, South Island
locationInland Kaikōura Range
location
Confluence with Waiau Toa / Clarence River| Dillon River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Marlborough Region, South Island |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Inland Kaikōura Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Waiau Toa / Clarence River |
• elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Length | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Waiau Toa / Clarence River system |
The Dillon River of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand rises in the Inland Kaikōura Range near Carters Saddle. From its source, it flows south-west for 28 kilometres (17 mi) to join with the upper Waiau Toa / Clarence River 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Hanmer Springs. The river's course lies largely parallel with that of the Acheron River, which flows 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the west.[1] The river was named after the 19th-century settler Constantine Dillon, who owned a sheep run near the Omaka River.[2]