Kawarau River
Kawarau River is a stream in Otago, South Island. Kawarau River is situated nearby to the quarter Shotover Country, as well as near the locality Douglasvale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queenstown Airport and Lake Johnson.
Queenstown Airport
Aerodrome
Queenstown International Airport is an international airport located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, which serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport handled 2.10 million passengers as of 2024, making it the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger traffic.
Lake Johnson
Lake
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Lake Johnson is a small lake near the suburb of Frankton in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has no inflow or outflow and is classified as a glacial lake. Lake Johnson is situated 3 km west of Kawarau River.
Wakatipu High School
School
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Wakatipu High School is a state coeducationalsecondary school located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13. A total of 1422 students attend the school as of July 2025. As of 2024 it is the only public high school in Queenstown. Wakatipu High School is situated 2½ km southwest of Kawarau River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shotover Country and Lake Hayes Estate.
Shotover Country
Quarter
Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential.
Lake Hayes Estate
Suburb
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Lake Hayes Estate is a town nearby to Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is named after and situated near Lake Hayes; however, the lake is not visible from most parts of the estate.
Quail Rise
Quarter
Quail Rise is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. Development of the circa 200 residential sections started around 1996 with the final sections being released in 2012.
Kawarau River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.00837° or 45° 0′ 30″ southLongitude
168.77007° or 168° 46′ 12″ eastElevation
318 metres (1,043 feet)Open location code
4V6CXQRC+M2GeoNames ID
6206098
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Satellite Map
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