Ōhau River
The Ōhau River is a river in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island. It is the primary outflow of Lake Ōhau, from which it flows in a roughly eastward direction until reaching the artificial Lake Benmore after a distance of roughly 27 kilometres.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ohau River”
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.
Ōhau River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.35° or 44° 21′ south
Longitude
170.2° or 170° 12′ east
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
Open location code
4V7GJ5XX+XX
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Satellite Map
Discover Ōhau River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ōhau River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ohau River”
- Chinese: “奥豪河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوهاو”
- French: “Ohau”
- German: “Ohau River”
- German: “Ōhau River”
- Welsh: “Afon Ohau”
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Localities in the Area
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