The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Five Rivers
Five Rivers is the name of a flag station on the Invercargill-Kingston line of railway, fifty-eight miles from Invercargill, and eight miles from Lumsden. It is the centre of a small farming and grazing district, and is bounded on one side by the well-known Five Rivers estate, and on the other by the run of Mr. W. B. Rogers. The land is high, and the railway station stands 907 feet above sea level. The district forms part of the Oreti riding of the county of Southland, and is in the electoral district of Wakatipu. Its population at the census of 1901 was twenty-two.