Pukaki River
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The Pukaki River is a glacial-fed river in New Zealand’s South Island that drains Lake Pukaki and contributes to the region’s hydroelectric power system.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ohau River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tekapo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| fedBy | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southeast ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Mackenzie Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchment | Lake Pukaki catchment ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
braided river sections
ⓘ
highly regulated flow ⓘ influenced by hydro storage operations ⓘ |
| hasDam | Pukaki Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
flow regime impacts on river ecology
ⓘ
sediment transport alteration ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFunction | drains Lake Pukaki ⓘ |
| hasOriginNear | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
jet boating
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ Waitaki District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Meridian Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Waitaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Ohau NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canterbury water management zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand national electricity grid NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Waitaki power scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitaki River system NERFINISHED ⓘ Waitaki hydroelectric scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mackenzie District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Pukaki Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source | Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation in Mackenzie Basin ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| waterColor |
milky blue
ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ |
| waterSourceType | glacial ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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