Ohau River | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Lake Ohau |
River mouth | Lake Ruataniwha |
Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
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.
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]