Tuapeka River

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The Tuapeka River is a river in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Clutha River, into which it flows near Tuapeka Mouth between Roxburgh and Balclutha.

The river is known mainly for his role as the center of the Otago gold rush of the 1860s. The first significant gold discovery in Otago was at Gabriel 's Gully (45 ° 52 ' 54 " S, 169 ° 40' 47" O 45.881763888889169.67963333333 ) near Lawrence in 1861. Tuapeka Mouth The place is located southwest of the mouth of the river in the Clutha.

  • River in Australia and Oceania
  • River in New Zealand
  • River system Clutha River
  • Otago (Region)
Municipality Roxburgh, New Zealand Balclutha, New Zealand Lawrence, New Zealand
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