Rooney River
| Rooney River | |
|---|---|
 Rooney River and Lake Hauroko | |
 Route of the Rooney River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Rooney River  Rooney River (South Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kaherekoau Mountains |
| • coordinates | 45°51′21″S 167°15′24″E / 45.8557°S 167.2567°E |
| • elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Hauroko |
• coordinates | 45°54′55″S 167°17′17″E / 45.91533389°S 167.28794033°E |
• elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rooney River → Lake Hauroko → Wairaurāhiri River → Foveaux Strait |
The Rooney River is a river in southern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises in the Kaherekoau Mountains and flows southward into Lake Hauroko.[1]
It was named after John Rooney,[2] who hired out boats[3] and ran a launch and tourist service on the lake from 1908[4] to about 1912.[5] Mr Rooney gave up a block of land at the lake in 1917.[6]
The valley is mainly formed in Jurassic Hunter Intrusives, mainly diorites, and follows a fault line in its lower reaches.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Place name detail: Rooney River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Rooney River". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "A visit to Lake Hauroko. Otago Witness". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 April 1909. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Southland Land Board. Southland Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 May 1908. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Clifden Notes. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 February 1912. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Southland Land Board. Southland Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 September 1917. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Geology of the Fiordland area : scale 1:250,000 Digital Download". GNS Online Shop. Retrieved 6 October 2025.