The Opuha River ( mi, Ōpūaha)
is in
Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury ( mi, Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of
The region in its current f ...
. A tributary of the
ÅŒpihi River
The ÅŒpihi River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered black-billed gull.
Description ...
, its two branches flow southeast for before joining the larger river between
Geraldine
Geraldine may refer to:
People
* Geraldine (name), the feminine form of the first name Gerald, with list of people thus named.
* The Geraldines, Irish dynasty descended from the Anglo-Norman Gerald FitzWalter de Windsor
* Geraldine of Albania, th ...
and
Fairlie.
Heavy rainfall caused the collapse of the
Opuha Dam during its construction on the river in 1997.
References
Rivers of the Canterbury Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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