| Arthur River | |
| Native Name: | Maori: Te Awa-o-Hine |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand Fiordland#New Zealand South Island#New Zealand |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Arthur River |
| Source1: | Confluence of Roaring Burn and Staircase Creek |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -44.7954°N 167.737°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -44.6859°N 167.897°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southland |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Southland |
| Tributaries Left: | Diamond Creek, Mackay Creek, Poseidon Creek, Camp Oven Creek |
The Arthur River is a river in Fiordland, New Zealand. It flows into Milford Sound and the final section of the Milford Track follows the river. It flows through Lake Ada, where it is joined by Joes River, and is about 20km (10miles) long.[1]
Lake Ada was dammed by a landslide about 900 years ago.[2]
Pāteke lived on the river until the mid-1990s, when stoats spread to the valley. Stoat control, to protect whio, began in 2003 and was extended to the Joes River valley in 2005. Pāteke were reintroduced from a captive breeding stock in 2009, with further releases in 2010 and 2011.[3]