Bridal Veil Falls (Routeburn, Otago) Explained

Bridal Veil Falls (Otago-Route Burn)
Location:	Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand
Coords:	-44.7017°N 168.2472°W
Type:	Plunge
Height:	57m (187feet)

The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall near Queenstown, Otago, in New Zealand. It is one of numerous streams and waterfalls in this region. This fall is only notable because it has been given a common name (Bridal Veil Falls), is clearly visible from the road and the stream from this fall runs under the third bridge of the Routeburn Track.^[1] This fall is over Torlesse Terrane metamorphic rock.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bridal Veil Bridge http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/about-doc/role/policies-and-plans/national-park-management-plans/mount-aspiring/mount-aspiring-national-park-management-plan.pdf
2. The Royal Society of New Zealand. Coal rank and illite crystallinity associated with the zeolite facies of Southland and the pumpellyite-bearing facies of Otago, southern New Zealand . New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . 1981 . Hanan J . Kircsh . 357 . en.