Ahuriri River
| Ahuriri River | ||
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| location | Waitaki District , Canterbury Region, South Island , New Zealand | |
| River system | Waitaki River | |
| Drain over | Waitaki River → Pacific | |
| muzzle | in an arm of Lake Benmore Coordinates: 44 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ S , 170 ° 3 ′ 20 ″ E 44 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ S , 170 ° 3 ′ 20 ″ E
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| length | 70 km | |
The Ahuriri River is a river in the Waitaki District of the Canterbury region on New Zealand's South Island . Especially in the lower reaches it is an intertwined river .
geography
The upper course lies on the eastern flank of the Southern Alps . The river flows 70 km through the southernmost part of the Mackenzie Basin before it reaches Lake Benmore , one of the reservoirs of the hydropower project on the Waitaki . It unites here with the Waitaki, which eventually flows into the Pacific .
Shortly before its confluence with the lake, the New Zealand State Highway 8 crosses the river, the State Highway 83 approximately follows the middle and lower reaches of the Ahuriri. The place Omarama is about 6 km west of the mouth. It is the only place on the river.
literature
- New Zealand Travel Atlas , Wise Maps Auckland. ISBN 0-908794-47-9 .
