The Dry Awarua River is a river of northern
Fiordland
Fiordland is a geographical region of New Zealand in the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the westernmost third of Southland. Most of Fiordland is dominated by the steep sides of the snow-capped Southern Alps, deep lake ...
,
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It rises in the
McKenzie Range and flows south and then westward into the
Waiuna Lagoon
Waiuna Lagoon is a lake in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island, just inland from Big Bay. It is 15 metres above sea level, and is drained by the Awarua River.
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Lakes of Fiordland
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. The Lagoon then discharges into the
Awarua River, which flows into
Big Bay, also known as Awarua Bay. The Pyke - Big Bay
tramping track crosses the Dry Awarua River.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
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* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River
* Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri River
* Ahuroa River
* Akatarawa River
* Ākitio R ...
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Rivers of Fiordland
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