The Cardrona River is found in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the first tributaries of the Clutha River, which it meets only five kilometres from the latter's origin at the outflow of Lake Wanaka.
The Cardrona flows north for 40 kilometres down the steep narrow Cardrona Valley, which is also the location of one of New Zealand's most notoriously difficult roads, the Crown Range route.
Coordinates: 44°41′S 169°12′E / 44.683°S 169.2°E / -44.683; 169.2
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Clutha River
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Source: Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean
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| Administrative areas |
- Otago Region
- Queenstown–Lakes District
- Central Otago District
- Clutha District
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| Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) |
- Wanaka
- Albert Town
- Luggate
- Lowburn
- Cromwell
- Clyde
- Alexandra
- Roxburgh Hydro
- Roxburgh
- Teviot
- Ettrick
- Millers Flat
- Beaumont
- Tuapeka Mouth
- Clydevale
- Balclutha
- Stirling
- Kaitangata
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| Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) |
- Makarora River
- Matukituki River
- Hawea River
- Cardrona River
- Lindis River
- Kawarau River
- Manuherikia River
- Teviot River
- Tuapeka River
- Pomahaka River
- Waitahuna River
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| Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) |
- Lake Wanaka
- Lake Hawea
- Lake Dunstan
- Lake Wakatipu
- Lake Roxburgh
- Lake Tuakitoto
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| Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) |
- Harwich Island
- Pigeon Island
- Pig Island
- Inch Clutha
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| Other features (upstream to downstream) |
- Old Cromwell Bridge
- Cromwell Gorge
- Clyde Dam
- Roxburgh Dam
- Kelso
- Balclutha Road Bridge
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| Longest New Zealand rivers |
- 1: Waikato
- 2: Clutha / Mata-Au
- 3: Whanganui
- 4: Taieri
- 5: Rangitikei
- 6: Mataura
- 7: Waiau (Southland)
- 8: Clarence
- 9: Waitaki
- 10: Oreti
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