Stony River (Canterbury)

Stony River
Location of the mouth within New Zealand
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGrampian Mountains
 • elevation1,530 m (5,020 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Benmore
 • elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Length30 km (19 mi)

The Stony River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. Rising at southern end of the Grampian Mountains, it runs west for 30 kilometres (19 mi) through rough country to the Mackenzie Basin before emptying into Lake Benmore.

44°21′54″S 170°15′8″E / 44.36500°S 170.25222°E / -44.36500; 170.25222