Waiau River

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The Waiau River is a major river in New Zealand's Southland region, known for draining Lake Te Anau and flowing south to the Foveaux Strait.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry New Zealand
continent Australia
surface form: Australia (continent)

Oceania
country New Zealand
dischargesTo Tasman Sea
drainageBasin Waiau River catchment
drains Lake Te Anau
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Foveaux Strait
flowsThrough Southland
surface form: Southland Region
hasClimateZone temperate maritime climate
hasEconomicUse hydroelectric power generation
hasEcosystemType freshwater river ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalIssue flow regulation from hydroelectric schemes
habitat modification
hasFloodRisk periodic flooding of adjacent lowlands
hasGeomorphologicalFeature alluvial river channel
hasHydrologicalFunction drainage of Lake Te Anau
hasLocalAuthority Southland Regional Council
hasMouthElevation 0 metre
hasMouthIn Foveaux Strait
hasNameLanguage English
Māori
hasNearbyProtectedArea Fiordland National Park
hasRecreationalUse boating
fishing
kayaking
hasSourceNear Te Anau
hasTraditionalSignificanceFor Ngāi Tahu iwi
hasWaterBodyType perennial river
hasWildlife native New Zealand fish species
trout
isDistinctFrom Waiau River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Waiau River (Canterbury)

Waiau River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Waiau River (Marlborough)
isIncludedIn New Zealand river network
isLocatedIn Fiordland coast
surface form: Fiordland area
isPartOf Waiau River catchment
isSubjectOf New Zealand freshwater management policies
locatedIn Southland
surface form: Southland Region
locatedOn South Island
majorRiverOf Southland
surface form: Southland Region
mouth Foveaux Strait
mouthLocation near Tuatapere
region Southland
source Lake Te Anau

Referenced by (9)

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Te Anau Lake hasOutflow Waiau River
Southland hasRiver Waiau River
Southland District containsRiver Waiau River
Eglinton River isPartOf Waiau River
this entity surface form: Waiau River system
Middle Fiord hasHydrologicalConnection Waiau River
this entity surface form: Waiau River via Lake Te Anau outflow
Manapouri Power Station river Waiau River
Waiau River isDistinctFrom Waiau River self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)
this entity surface form: Waiau River (Canterbury)
Waiau River isDistinctFrom Waiau River self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Waiau River (Southland)
this entity surface form: Waiau River (Marlborough)