Bowen River is sourced at the 7,300 foot elevation of Mount Grave. It then flows six miles before gushing 531 feet over a cliff near the end of Milford Sound. Lady Elizabeth Bowen Falls is named for the wife of George Bowen. He was successively the governor of Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius (French Island in Indian Ocean) and finally Hong Kong from 1859 until 1887. The Maori name is Hine Te Awa meaning “girl on the river.” Bowen Falls is the tallest and most dramatic waterfall in Milford Sound.
