Ohau 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twizel.

Twizel

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.

Twizel is Mackenzie Country's largest town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Ohau River

Stream
…lies at an elevation of 415 metres (1,362 feet)
Category: body of water
Location
Canterbury
South Island
New Zealand
Oceania
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Latitude

-44.29834° or 44° 17′ 54″ south

Longitude

170.12008° or 170° 7′ 12″ east

Open location code

4V7GP42C+M2

GeoNames ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Twizel River and Wairepo Bay.

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