Kitchener River

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Kitchener River
Kitchener River
Route of the Kitchener River
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Mouth of the Kitchener River
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Kitchener River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Region Otago
District Queenstown-Lakes District
Physical characteristics
SourceKitchener 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
ProgressionKitchener River → Matukituki River East Branch → Matukituki RiverLake WakatipuKawarau RiverLake DunstanClutha RiverPacific Ocean
Tributaries 
  leftRainbow Stream
  rightSpurling Creek

The Kitchener River is a river of in the Otago region of New Zealand. [1] The river's source is Kitchener Glacier/Cirque, it flows east down Turnbull Thomson Falls then over Aspiring Flats to become a tributary of the Matukituki River.

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References

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