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Ohau River (Canterbury)

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Main source
  
Lake Ohau

Length
  
8 km

Mouth
  
Lake Ruataniwha

River mouth
  
Lake Ruataniwha

Source
  
Lake Ohau

Country
  
New Zealand

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The Ohau River is a short river, some 8 kilometres (5 mi) long, that links Lake Ohau with the artificial lake, Ruataniwha in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand.

Map of Ohau River, Pukaki, New Zealand

Until the construction of the Waitaki River hydroelectric project, it was a tributary of the Waitaki River. The river forms part of the traditional boundary between Otago and Canterbury regions. [1]

References

Ohau River (Canterbury) Wikipedia