Eglinton River
| Eglinton River | ||
 Eglinton River south of Lake Gunn |
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| Data | ||
| location | Southland region , New Zealand's South Island | |
| River system | Waiau River | |
| Drain over | Waiau River → Foveaux Strait | |
| source |
Lake Gunn 44 ° 53 ′ 30 ″ S , 168 ° 4 ′ 48 ″ E |
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| muzzle |
Lake Te Anau Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′ 47 " S , 167 ° 49 ′ 15" E 45 ° 9 ′ 47 " S , 167 ° 49 ′ 15" E
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| length | approx. 56.3 km | |
| Communities | Cascade Creek , Knobs Flat | |
 Lake Gunn, source of the western branch of the Eglinton River |
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The Eglinton River is a river in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand . It rises on Lake Gunn , 25 km east of Milford Sound and flows south about 50 km through Fiordland National Park . It empties across the North Fjord on the east coast of Lake Te Anau .
For most of its course, the river is accompanied by the area's only major road, State Highway 94 , which leads from Te Anau to Milford Sound. The south end of the Milford Track is near the Eglinton River.
The river has formed a now isolated oxbow lake south of Knobs Flat , the Mirror Lakes .
literature
- George William Grindley: Eglinton River . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 17, 2015]).