Kawarau River
The Kawarau River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains Lake Wakatipu in northwestern Otago via the lake's Frankton Arm. The river flows generally eastwards for about 60 kilometres and passes through the steep Kawarau Gorge until it joins Lake Dunstan near Cromwell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cromwell and Lowburn.
Cromwell
Cromwell, originally known as "The Junction", is a town in central Otago, New Zealand. It sits right at the confluence of the Clutha and Kawarau Rivers, on the South Island.
Lowburn
Hamlet
Lowburn is a small settlement in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the shores of the man-made Lake Dunstan, which was formed by the building of the Clyde Dam. Lowburn is situated 5 km north of Kawarau River.
Bannockburn
Village
Bannockburn is a small historic gold mining town located outside of Cromwell in Central Otago, New Zealand. The area was first made known as a rich alluvial gold field and was mined extensively in the 1860s. Bannockburn is situated 5 km southwest of Kawarau River.
Kawarau River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Welsh—“Kawarau River” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Río Kawarau”
- Asturian: “Ríu Kawarau”
- Cebuano: “Kawarau River”
- Czech: “Kawarau River”
- Danish: “Kawarau River”
- Dutch: “Kawarau River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاواراو”
- French: “Kawarau River”
- French: “Kawarau”
- German: “Kawarau River”
- Hungarian: “Kawarau”
- Japanese: “カワラウ・バンジー・センター”
- Japanese: “カワラウ川”
- Korean: “카와라우강”
- Spanish: “Kawarau River”
- Ukrainian: “Каварау”
- Welsh: “Afon Kawarau”
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Localities in the Area
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