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. Although it's the largest town in Mackenzie Country, it's well-visited as it's the closest decently-sized town to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
Ohau River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.29834° or 44° 17′ 54″ southLongitude
170.12008° or 170° 7′ 12″ eastElevation
415 metres (1,362 feet)Open location code
4V7GP42C+M2GeoNames ID
6209482
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