Otematata River

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Otematata River
Data
location Otago , South Island , New Zealand
River system Waitaki River
Drain over Waitaki River  → Pacific Ocean
confluence several creeks
44 ° 50 ′ 10 ″  S , 170 ° 14 ′ 46 ″  O
Source height 760  m
muzzle Lake Aviemore Coordinates: 44 ° 35 '53 "  S , 170 ° 12' 32"  E 44 ° 35 '53 "  S , 170 ° 12' 32"  E
Mouth height 269  m
Height difference 491 m
Bottom slope 12 ‰
length 40 km

The Otematata River is a 40 km long river in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The Otematata River is formed around 7 km southwest of the 2009  m high Kohurau , which is located in the Saint Marys Range of the Oteake Conservation Park , by the confluence of several creeks (mountain streams). From its point of origin, the river meanders through narrow mountain valleys northwards, and then flows into the Lake Aviemore reservoir after around 40 km east of the Otematata settlement .

In its southern part, the river runs partly over the geological fault of the Otematata Fault .

literature

  • DJA Barrell : General distribution and characteristics of active faults and folds in the Waimate District and Waitaki District, South Canterbury and North Otago . In: GNS Science (Ed.): GNS Science Consultancy Report . 2015/166 . Lower Hutt 2015 (English, online [PDF; 8.5 MB ; accessed on January 21, 2020] Also available under Environment Canterbury Report No. R15 / 135 , December 2016, ISBN 978-0-908316-51-9 ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Otematata River . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed January 20, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 20, 2020
  3. ^ New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 , pp.  Map 67 (English).
  4. ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 20, 2020 .
  5. ^ Barrell : General distribution and characteristics of active faults and folds in the Waimate District and Waitaki District, South Canterbury and North Otago . 2015, p.  113 .