Acheron River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
region | Marlborough |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Blue Mountain |
• coordinates | 41°54′42″S 173°19′27″E / 41.91167°S 173.32417°E |
• elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
Mouth | Waiau Toa / Clarence River |
• coordinates | 42°23′35″S 172°58′7″E / 42.39306°S 172.96861°E |
• elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
Length | 76 kilometres (47 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Acheron River → Waiau Toa / Clarence River |
River system | Waiau Toa / Clarence River system |
Tributaries | |
• left | Guide River |
• right | Saxton River, Severn River, Yarra River |
The Acheron River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand, in Marlborough and flows into the Waiau Toa / Clarence River. It flows southwest and then east for a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi), joining the Waiau Toa / Clarence at the southern end of the Inland Kaikōura mountains. The Alma and Severn Rivers flow into the Acheron before it joins the Waiau Toa / Clarence.