4-524: Bowen River may refer to: Bowen River (New Zealand) , a river located in New Zealand. Bowen River (Queensland) , a river located in Queensland, Australia. See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "Bowen River" or "River Bowen" on Misplaced Pages. Bowen (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
8-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bowen River (New Zealand) 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
12-494: 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
16-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bowen_River&oldid=1219955808 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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