Cropp River

The Cropp River is a river of New Zealand. It flows east for 9 kilometres (6 mi) before joining the Whitcombe River, a tributary of the Hokitika River.[1]

Cropp River
Cropp River meets the Whitcombe River in the Foreground
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGalena Ridge
  elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Whitcombe River
  elevation
755 m (2,477 ft)
Length9 km (5.6 mi)

On 25–26 March 2019, 1,086 millimetres (42.8 in) of rain fell over the Cropp River, a new record rainfall for a 48-hour period for New Zealand.[2]


See also

References

  1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 75. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. "Weather & climate updates for #NewZealand and worldwide". NIWA. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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