Stony River (Canterbury)

Stony River
Location of the mouth within New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Main source Grampian Mountains
1,530 m (5,020 ft)
River mouth Lake Benmore
370 m (1,210 ft)
Length 30 km (19 mi)

The Stony River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. Rising at southern end of the Grampian Mountains, it runs west for 30 kilometres (19 mi) through rough country to the Mackenzie Basin before emptying into Lake Benmore.

Coordinates: 44°21′54″S 170°15′8″E / 44.36500°S 170.25222°E / -44.36500; 170.25222


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