Dobson River
The Dobson River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. It flows south between the Neumann and Ohau ranges for 45 kilometres from its source on the west slope of Mount Edgar Thomson, in the Southern Alps, before joining with the Hopkins River, close to the latter's entry into the northern end of Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Country.Dobson River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.84833° or 43° 50′ 54″ south
Longitude
169.98009° or 169° 58′ 48″ east
Elevation
806 metres (2,644 feet)
Open location code
4V8F5X2J+M2
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