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Waitaki River

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The Waitaki River is a large braided river that drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs some south-east to enter the Pacific Ocean between Timaru and Oamaru on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. [1]

41 relations: Ahuriri River, Aviemore Dam, Benmore Dam, Braided river, Canterbury, New Zealand, Duntroon, New Zealand, Fishing, Glenavy, New Zealand, Hakataramea River, Hydroelectricity, International Space Station, Jetboat, Kurow, Lake Aviemore, Lake Benmore, Lake Ohau, Lake Pukaki, Lake Tekapo, Lake Waitaki, List of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand, List of rivers of New Zealand, Mackenzie Basin, Maerewhenua River, Meridian Energy, North Bank tunnel, Oamaru, Ohau River (Canterbury), Otago, Otago Province, Otematata, Otematata River, Pacific Ocean, Project Aqua, South Island, Southern Alps, Southland, New Zealand, Tekapo River, The New Zealand Herald, Timaru, Waimate District, Waitaki District.

Ahuriri River

The Ahuriri River is a river in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Aviemore Dam

The Aviemore Dam is a dam of the Waitaki River in New Zealand.

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Benmore Dam

Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme, located in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Braided river

A braided river, or braided channel, consists of a network of river channels separated by small, and often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British usage, aits or eyots.

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Canterbury, New Zealand

Canterbury (Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island.

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Duntroon, New Zealand

Duntroon (from Dùn Treòin) is a small farming-town in the Waitaki District of New Zealand's South Island.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy is a locality in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Hakataramea River

The Hakataramea River flows generally south through the Hakataramea Valley, which is separated from the more inland Mackenzie Basin by the Kirkliston Range in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit.

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Jetboat

A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft.

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Kurow

Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand.

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Lake Aviemore

Lake Aviemore or Mahi Tikumu is a man-made lake in New Zealand's South Island, part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme.

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Lake Benmore

Lake Benmore is a lake located in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Lake Ohau

Lake Ohau is a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island.

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Lake Pukaki

Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island.

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Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau).

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Lake Waitaki

Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and farthest downstream of the three man-made lakes of the Waitaki hydroelectric project in New Zealand's South Island.

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List of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand

Many of the largest dams and reservoirs in New Zealand have been developed principally to produce hydroelectricity.

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List of rivers of New Zealand

This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.

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Mackenzie Basin

The Mackenzie Basin (popularly and traditionally known as the Mackenzie Country) is an elliptical intermontane basin located in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts, near the centre of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Maerewhenua River

The Maerewhenua River, also known as the Marewhenua River, is a small river in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Meridian Energy

Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer.

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North Bank tunnel

The North Bank tunnel concept was a hydroelectric scheme being developed by Meridian Energy on the Waitaki River in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Oamaru

Oamaru (Te Oha-a-Maru) is the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District.

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Ohau River (Canterbury)

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

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Otago

Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council.

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Otago Province

The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.

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Otematata

Otematata is a village in the Waitaki District of Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island.

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Otematata River

The Otematata River is a river in North Otago, New Zealand.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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Project Aqua

Project Aqua was a hydroelectric scheme proposed for the lower Waitaki River in New Zealand.

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South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

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Southern Alps

The Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri-o-te-Moana) is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side.

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Southland, New Zealand

Southland (Murihiku) is New Zealand's southernmost region.

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Tekapo River

The Tekapo River flows occasionally through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island, although the riverbed is now often dry in the upper reaches.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

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Timaru

Timaru (Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand, located 157 kilometres southwest of Christchurch and about 196 kilometres northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island.

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Waimate District

Waimate District is a territorial authority located in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Waitaki District

Waitaki District is a territorial authority that is located in the Canterbury and Otago regions of New Zealand, and it straddles the traditional border between the two regions, the Waitaki River.

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South of the Waitaki, Waitaki Valley.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitaki_River

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