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The Maerewhenua River, also known as the Marewhenua River, is a small river in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located in North Otago and acts as a tributary of the Waitaki River, which forms the border between Otago and Canterbury.
The river flows to the east of the small town of Duntroon. When the Kurow Branch, a branch line railway, was under construction in the 1870s, the river posed construction difficulties and the line terminated on the east bank for over five years until a bridge was successfully completed in mid-1881.
Waitaki River Source: Southern Alps — Flows into: Pacific Ocean (below listings are upstream → downstream) Administrative areas Towns and settlements Major tributaries (by confluence) Godley River · Tekapo River · Tasman River · Pukaki River · Dobson River · Hopkins River · Ahuriri River · Hakataramea River · Maerewhenua RiverLakes in catchment (by location or tributary) Other features Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato · 2: Clutha · 3: Whanganui · 4: Taieri · 5: Rangitikei · 6: Mataura · 7: Waiau (Southland) · 8: Clarence · 9: Waitaki · 10: OretiCategories:- Rivers of the Otago Region
- Otago Region geography stubs
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