🌊 Lake Ruataniwha

New Zealand · Oceania · 44.28°S, 170.07°E

Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake in the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed in 1977–1981 as part of the Waitaki hydroelectric project. It lies on the traditional boundary of the Canterbury and Otago provinces, with the town of Twizel two kilometres to the north.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Surface elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	44.28°S, 170.07°E · view on map

Lake Ruataniwha in New Zealand, in Oceania. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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