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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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