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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hāwea River

The Hāwea River is a river of New Zealand, draining Lake Hāwea into the Clutha/Matau-au.

The river's flow is set by the Lake Hawea Control Dam, an earth embankment 30m high and 390m long that enables water to be released when wanted for the Clyde Dam further downstream.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Hāwea River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "District Plan" (PDF). Queenstown Lakes District Council. 2011.

44°37′S 169°15′E / 44.617°S 169.250°E / -44.617; 169.250