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River in Southland, New Zealand

Bowen River
Bowen River flowing over the Lady Bowen Falls into Milford Sound
Route of the Bowen River
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Etymology	in honour of George Bowen and Diamantina Bowen
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Southland
District	Southland
Physical characteristics

Source	Darran Mountains
• coordinates	44°35′30″S 167°56′06″E / 44.5916°S 167.9351°E / -44.5916; 167.9351

Mouth
• location	Milford Sound
• coordinates	44°39′56″S 167°55′24″E / 44.6656°S 167.92345°E / -44.6656; 167.92345
• elevation	0 metres (0 ft)
Length	9 km (5.6 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bowen River → Milford Sound → Tasman Sea

The Bowen River is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. The river originates near Mount Grave and is joined by many small streams on its way south through the valley. After close to 9 kilometres (6 mi), the river plunges from the hanging valley over the 162-metre (531 ft) Lady Bowen Falls and drains into the head of Milford Sound. The falls are named for Diamantina Bowen, wife of George Bowen, the fifth Governor of New Zealand.

As one of only two permanent waterfalls in Milford Sound, the falls provide electricity for the Milford Sound settlement by feeding a small hydroelectric scheme, and are also the water source for the settlement.

A track leading to the base of the falls was closed in 2003 due to rock falls and instability, but was partly re-opened in 2018 with the first section of the track now replaced by a short ride in a small boat from the Freshwater Basin Terminal in Milford.

References

"Bowen River, Southland – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
"Place name detail: Bowen River (New Zealand)". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
Liz Carlson (5 November 2018). "The track to see Bowen Falls is popular Milford's best-kept secret". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

v t e Fiordland, New Zealand
Fiords	Doubtful Sound / Patea Deep Cove Hāwea / Bligh Sound Hinenui / Nancy Sound Bradshaw Sound Milford Sound Taiari / Chalky Inlet Charles Sound Caswell Sound Tamatea / Dusky Sound Thompson Sound Sutherland Sound George Sound Breaksea Sound Dagg Sound Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
Bays	Big Bay Martins Bay Pearl Harbour Te Waewae Bay
Islands	Anchor Island Arran Island Bauza Island Bay Rock Belle Vue Island Breaksea Island Brig Rock Buncrana Island Centre Island Chalky Island Coal Island Cooper Island Elizabeth Island Great Island Indian Island Long Island Pomona Island Resolution Island Secretary Island
Lakes	Lake Alabaster Lake Alice Lake Fergus Lake Gunn Green Lake Lake Hauroko Lake Innes Lake Manapouri Lake Marian Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai Mirror Lakes Lake Monowai Lake Poteriteri Lake Quill Lake Te Anau Waiuna Lagoon
Marine reserves	Hawea (Clio Rocks) Kahukura (Gold Arm) Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
Mountain ranges	Darran Mountains Franklin Mountains Humboldt Mountains Hunter Mountains Kepler Mountains Murchison Mountains Wick Mountains
Mountains	Mount Edgecumbe Mount Grono Mount Luxmore Mitre Peak Mount Moturau Mount Richardson Mount Sparrman Mount Titiroa Mount Tūtoko
Rivers	Aan River Arthur River Awarua River Big River Bowen River Camelot River Carrick River Castle River Cavendish River Cleddau River Clinton River Coal River Dark River Donne River Doon River Dry Awarua River Edith River Eglinton River Electric River Elizabeth River Forgotten River George River Glaisnock River Gray River Grebe River Gulliver River Hollyford River Irene River John o'Groats River Juno River Kaipo River Light River Lyvia River Mike River Misty River Monowai River Namu River Newton River Olivine River Pandora River Pitt River Pyke River Rea River Red Pyke River Rooney River Seaforth River Shag River Spey River Stillwater River Talbot River Thurso River Transit River Tūtoko River Waiau River Waikōau River Wairaurāhiri River Waitutu River Walker River Wapiti River Whitewater River Wild Natives River Wilmot River Wilson River Windward River Wolff River
Waterfalls	Bowen Falls Browne Falls Grainger Falls Helena Falls Humboldt Falls Lady Alice Falls Sutherland Falls
Settlements	Manapouri Milford Sound Port Craig Te Anau
Structures	Homer Tunnel Manapouri Power Station Milford Sound Airport Monowai Power Station Milford Road Port Craig tramway Puysegur Point Lighthouse Te Anau Airport
Walking tracks	Dusky Track Hollyford Track Hump Ridge Track Kepler Track Kepler Challenge Milford Track Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other features	Aurora Cave Awarua Point Fiordland National Park Foveaux Strait Hollyford Valley McKinnon Pass Puysegur Point Te Ana-au Caves Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site West Cape Wilmot Pass
Programmes and expeditions	Fiordland Islands programme New Zealand American Fiordland Expedition

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