River Twizel
The Twizel River is a river of the Mackenzie Basin, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is part of the Waitaki River system. It was named afterTwizel Bridge in Northumberland by John Turnbull Thomson, Chief Surveyor of Otago in the mid-1800s.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōhau C.
Ōhau C
Electrical generator
Ōhau C is a hydroelectric power station in the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand. Operated by Meridian Energy, it is one of the three Ōhau stations in the Upper Waitaki hydro scheme.
River Twizel
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Wakatipu”
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.33333° or 44° 20′ southLongitude
170.18333° or 170° 11′ eastElevation
373 metres (1,224 feet)Open location code
4V7GM58M+M8GeoNames ID
2180645
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Localities in the Area
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