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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waiau River canonical | 5 |
| Waiau River (Canterbury) | 1 |
| Waiau River (Marlborough) | 1 |
| Waiau River system | 1 |
| Waiau River via Lake Te Anau outflow | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Waiau River system
this entity surface form:
Waiau River via Lake Te Anau outflow
subject surface form:
Waiau River (Southland)
this entity surface form:
Waiau River (Canterbury)
subject surface form:
Waiau River (Southland)
this entity surface form:
Waiau River (Marlborough)