Hawdon River
River in New Zealand
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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 | |
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 Route of the Hawdon River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Hawdon River  Hawdon River (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Hunt |
| • coordinates | 42.8794°S 171.7478°E |
| 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 |