Ōhau River (Canterbury)

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Ōhau River
Ohau River.jpg
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Ōhau
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Ruataniwha
Length8 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[]

  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. 127 – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.meridianenergy.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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