- Cromwell Gorge
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The Cromwell Gorge is a deep gorge on the Clutha River in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It stretches for 20 km south of the town of Cromwell towards Alexandra.
Long associated with the production of stone fruit, the gorge was substantially drowned in the 1990s by the creation of Lake Dunstan behind the hydroelectric Clyde Dam. This resulted in the closure of the Otago Central Railway beyond Clyde and the re-routing of State Highway 8's route through the gorge.
See also
- Kawarau Gorge
Clutha River Source: Southern Alps — Flows into: Pacific Ocean Administrative areas Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Wanaka · Albert Town · Luggate · Lowburn · Cromwell · Clyde · Alexandra · Roxburgh Hydro · Roxburgh · Teviot · Ettrick · Millers Flat · Beaumont · Tuapeka Mouth · Clydevale · Balclutha · Stirling · KaitangataMajor tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Makarora River · Matukituki River · Hawea River · Cardrona River · Lindis River · Kawarau River · Manuherikia River · Teviot River · Tuapeka River · Pomahaka River · Waitahuna RiverLakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Other features (upstream to downstream) Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato · 2: Clutha / Mata-Au · 3: Whanganui · 4: Taieri · 5: Rangitikei · 6: Mataura · 7: Waiau (Southland) · 8: Clarence · 9: Waitaki · 10: OretiCoordinates: 45°06′S 169°17′E / 45.1°S 169.283°E
Categories:- Otago Region
- Canyons and gorges of New Zealand
- Cromwell, New Zealand
- Clutha River
- Otago Region geography stubs
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