Ōhau River (Canterbury)

Ōhau River
Ōhau River
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. [1]

References

^ "NZGB Gazetteer". New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ Mannering, G E (1891). With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps . p. 177 – via Wikisource.

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[1] "NZGB Gazetteer". New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[2] Mannering, G E (1891). With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps . p. 177 – via Wikisource.

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