Hāwea River

Hāwea River
Location
Country	New Zealand

The Hāwea River is a river of New Zealand, draining Lake Hāwea into the Clutha/Matau-au.^[1]

The river's flow is set by the Lake Hawea Control Dam, an earth embankment 30m high and 390m long^[2] that enables water to be released when wanted for the Clyde Dam further downstream.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Place name detail: Hāwea River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "District Plan" (PDF). Queenstown Lakes District Council. 2011.

44°37′S 169°15′E