Ahuriri River
The Ahuriri River is a river in the Canterbury and Otago Regions of the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are on the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Junction Island and Black Jacks Island.
Benmore Dam
Dam
Photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme, located in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. There are eight other power stations in the Waitaki Power Scheme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otematata.
Otematata
Village
Otematata is a town in the Waitaki District of Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is defined as a "populated area less than a town" and the 2001 New Zealand census gave the "usually resident population count" as 243. Otematata is situated 6 km south of Ahuriri River.
Ahuriri River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.55° or 44° 33′ southLongitude
170.18333° or 170° 11′ eastElevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)Open location code
4V7GF52M+28GeoNames ID
2194084
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