Kitchener River
| Kitchener River | |
|---|---|
Route of the Kitchener River | |
Mouth of the Kitchener River Kitchener River (New Zealand) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| District | Queenstown-Lakes District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kitchener Glacier |
| • coordinates | 44°24′22″S 168°45′43″E / 44.4061°S 168.7619°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Matukituki River East Branch |
• coordinates | 44°24′47″S 168°49′36″E / 44.41298°S 168.82675°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kitchener River → Matukituki River East Branch → Matukituki River → Lake Wakatipu → Kawarau River → Lake Dunstan → Clutha River → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rainbow Stream |
| • right | Spurling Creek |
The Kitchener River is a river in the Otago region of New Zealand.[1] and a tributary of the Matukituki River.
Geography
The river's source is the glacier located in the Kitchener Cirque. It flows east through Turnbull Thomson Falls and then into Aspiring Flats to become a tributary of the Matukituki River.
See also
References
- ^ "Place name detail: Kitchener River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 20 April 2010.