Oreti River
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The Oreti River system |
The
Oreti (or New) River is one of the main rivers of
Southland, New Zealand, and is 170 kilometres in length.
The Oreti has its headwaters close to the
Mavora Lakes between
Lake Te Anau and
Lake Wakatipu, and flows south across the
Southland Plains to its outflow into
Foveaux Strait at the southeastern end of
Oreti Beach. En route, it runs through the towns of
Lumsden and
Winton, before passing through the city of
Invercargill, close to the river's estuary.
For the final part of the river's length, around the city of Invercargill and the river's estuary just south of the city, it is known as the
New River, a name occasionally encountered to refer to the whole river.
