Ōhau River (Canterbury)
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Ōhau River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Ōhau |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Ruataniwha |
Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
The Ōhau River is a short river, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, that links Lake Ōhau with the artificial lake Ruataniwha in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand.[1]
Until the construction of the Waitaki River hydroelectric project, the Ōhau River was a tributary of the Waitaki River, 13 miles (21 km) long.[2] The river forms part of the traditional boundary between Otago and Canterbury regions.[3]
References
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer". New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Mannering, G. E. (1891). . p. 127 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.meridianenergy.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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