Kitchener River

Kitchener River
Route of the Kitchener River
Mouth of the Kitchener River Show map of South Island Kitchener River (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
District	Queenstown-Lakes District
Physical characteristics
Source	Kitchener Glacier
• coordinates	44°24′22″S168°45′43″E / 44.4061°S 168.7619°E / -44.4061; 168.7619
Mouth
• location	Matukituki River East Branch
• coordinates	44°24′47″S168°49′36″E / 44.41298°S 168.82675°E / -44.41298; 168.82675
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

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Place name detail: Kitchener River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 20 April 2010.