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.

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Pukaki River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
connectedTo Ohau River
Tekapo River
country New Zealand
fedBy glacial meltwater
flowsDirection southeast
flowsInto Waitaki River
flowsThrough Mackenzie Basin
hasCatchment Lake Pukaki catchment
hasCharacteristic braided river sections
highly regulated flow
influenced by hydro storage operations
hasDam Pukaki Dam
hasEnvironmentalConcern flow regime impacts on river ecology
sediment transport alteration
hasHydrologicalFunction drains Lake Pukaki
hasOriginNear Southern Alps
hasRecreationActivity jet boating
photography
sightseeing
locatedIn Canterbury region
linked to: Canterbury Region

South Island
Waitaki District
managedBy Meridian Energy
mouth Waitaki River
near Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Lake Ohau
Lake Tekapo
partOf Canterbury water management zone
New Zealand national electricity grid
Upper Waitaki power scheme
Waitaki River system
linked to: Waitaki River

Waitaki hydroelectric scheme
region Mackenzie District
regulatedBy Pukaki Dam
source Lake Pukaki
supports fishing
irrigation in Mackenzie Basin
recreation
tourism
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
waterColor milky blue
turquoise
waterSourceType glacial

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waitaki River hasTributary Pukaki River
Lake Pukaki outflow Pukaki River
Tekapo River mouth Pukaki River
Pukaki Dam locatedOnRiver Pukaki River