| Doon River | |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand#New Zealand South Island |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Doon River |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -45.071°N 167.4256°W |
| Mouth Location: | Lake Te Anau |
| Mouth Elevation: | 204m (669feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -45.1427°N 167.4907°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Length: | 10km (10miles) |
| Progression: | Doon River → South West Arm → Middle Fiord → Lake Te Anau → Waiau River → Foveaux Strait |
| Tributaries Left: | Campbell Creek, Pisgah Creek |
The Doon River is a river in Fiordland, in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It arises near Mount Donald and flows south-east into the south-west arm of Lake Te Anau.[1] [2]
The river was explored by Quintin McPherson McKinnon and G. Tucker in 1887.[3]
In 2002, the rainfall at Doon River was 8719mm, the highest in that year of any area in New Zealand with a regularly reporting rain gauge.[4]