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Kōrero: Otago places

Clutha River at Lake Wānaka’s outlet

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Clutha River at Lake Wānaka’s outlet
The Clutha River/Mata-Au starts its 338-kilometre journey to the sea at Lake Wānaka’s outlet (middle distance). The lake is fed by rivers rising in the Southern Alps (background). The Hāwea River, Lake Hāwea’s outlet, joins the Clutha near Albert Town (foreground), now a suburb of Wānaka.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Clutha River/Mata-Au, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/22790/clutha-river-at-lake-wanakas-outlet (accessed 12 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.