Lindis River

{{Short description|River in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} [[File:Lindis_River,_SH8,_view_to_east.JPG|thumb|alt=This river]] The '''Lindis River''' is found in [[Otago]] in the [[South Island]] of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the [[Clutha River / Mata-Au]], flowing south for {{convert|55|km|mi}} through the [[Lindis Pass]], site of the main inland road route between Otago and the [[Mackenzie Basin]] in [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]].

The Lindis river supports a number of fish species, including brown trout, Clutha flathead galaxiid, common bully, upland bully and longfin eel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2015|title=Lindis catchment and Bendigo-Tarras Basin |url=https://www.orc.govt.nz/media/5644/lindis-information-sheet-2015.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 September 2020|publisher=Otago Regional Council}}</ref>

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[[Category:Rivers of Otago]] [[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]] [[Category:Tributaries of the Clutha River]]

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