Hawea River

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The Hawea River is a short, fast-flowing river in New Zealand’s South Island that drains Lake Hāwea and is known for hydroelectric generation and outdoor recreation such as fishing and kayaking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
drains Lake Hāwea
linked to: Lake Hawea
environmentType alpine river
flowCharacteristic fast-flowing
short
flowsFrom Lake Hāwea
linked to: Lake Hawea
flowsTo Clutha River / Mata-Au
hasActivity drift boating
jet boating
whitewater kayaking
hasFishSpecies brown trout
rainbow trout
hasManagementAspect flow control via Hawea Dam
hasNameVariant Hāwea River
hasRecreationAccessPoint Albert Town
Lake Hāwea outlet
hasRisk rapidly changing flows due to hydro operations
hasStructure Hawea Dam
hasUse hydroelectricity
irrigation
recreation
hydroelectricScheme Clutha hydroelectric scheme
knownFor hydroelectric power generation
kayaking
recreational fishing
whitewater recreation
languageOfName English
Māori
locatedIn South Island
Southern Alps region
linked to: Southern Alps
locatedNear Lake Wānaka
linked to: Lake Wanaka

Wānaka
managingAuthority Contact Energy
Otago Regional Council
mouthLocation near Albert Town
partOf Clutha River catchment
recreationType kayaking
rafting
trout fishing
region Otago
linked to: Otago Region
tributaryOf Clutha River / Mata-Au
waterSource Lake Hāwea
linked to: Lake Hawea

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