The Earnscleugh or Fraser River is a river of the

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Region of New Zealand. It arises in the

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and flows north-east to the Fraser Dam, then south-east to the Clutha River about 4 km (2.5 miles) west of

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. The name Earnscleugh is given to the upper reaches of the river. The lower reaches are called the Fraser River, after one of the owners of Earnscleugh Station,

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, who introduced rabbits to the area.

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