Hāwea River

The Hāwea River is a river of New Zealand, draining Lake Hāwea into the Clutha/Matau-au.[1]

Hāwea River
Location
CountryNew Zealand

The river's flow is set by the Lake Hawea Control Dam, an earth embankment 30m high and 390m long[2] 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. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "District Plan" (PDF). Queenstown Lakes District Council. 2011.


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