Shotover River

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The Shotover River is a historically significant river in New Zealand’s Otago region, famed for its rich alluvial gold deposits and now popular for adventure tourism such as jet boating and white-water rafting.

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instanceOf river
country New Zealand
countrySubdivision Otago NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Queenstown-Lakes District NERFINISHED
hasActivityRestriction regulated commercial operations
hasBridge Edith Cavell Bridge NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance important site in New Zealand gold rush history
hasEconomicActivity historic gold mining
tourism
hasGeomorphologicalFeature deep canyons
steep gradients
hasHazard cold water temperatures
fast-flowing water
narrow gorges
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic seasonal flow variation
snowmelt-fed flow regime
hasNearbyInfrastructure State Highway 6 (nearby in the region) NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Arthurs Point NERFINISHED
Queenstown NERFINISHED
hasNickname one of the richest gold-bearing rivers in the world
hasRecreation canyoning
kayaking
scenic photography
sightseeing tours
swimming (in suitable areas)
hasTouristActivity commercial jet boat operations
commercial rafting trips
historicalPeriod Otago Gold Rush NERFINISHED
isTouristDestination domestic visitors
international visitors
knownFor adventure tourism
alluvial gold deposits
gold mining history
jet boating
white-water rafting
length approximately 75 km
locatedIn Otago NERFINISHED
South Island
locatedInProtectedArea partly within conservation land
locatedNear Arthurs Point NERFINISHED
Queenstown NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedIn Kawarau River NERFINISHED
partOf Clutha River / Mata-Au catchment NERFINISHED
region Otago region NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Richardson Mountains NERFINISHED
Southern Alps NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Kawarau River NERFINISHED
watercourseType mountain river

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