# Tuapeka River

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River in New Zealand

The **Tuapeka River** is a river located in [Otago](/source/Otago) in the [South Island](/source/South_Island) of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the [Clutha River](/source/Clutha_River), which it joins at Tuapeka Mouth between [Roxburgh](/source/Roxburgh%2C_New_Zealand) and [Balclutha](/source/Balclutha%2C_New_Zealand).

The Tuapeka's main claim to fame is as the centre of the [Otago gold rush](/source/Otago_gold_rush) of the 1860s. The first major discovery of gold in Otago was at [Gabriel's Gully](/source/Gabriel's_Gully), close to the Tuapeka, in 1861.

An earlier wooden crib dam was built further upstream in 1907. The concrete dam was begun in 1914. Water from the dam was conveyed on a water race to the turbine and sluicing area.[1]

[46°01′S 169°31′E / 46.017°S 169.517°E / -46.017; 169.517](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tuapeka_River&params=46_01_S_169_31_E_region:NZ_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["THE TUAPEKA RIVER DAM WALK"](http://www.tuapekamouthferry.co.nz/heritage-hub/tuapeka-river-dam-walk). *tuapekamouthferry.co.nz*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

v t e Clutha River (Mata-Au) Source: Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean Administrative areas Otago Region Queenstown–Lakes District Central Otago District Clutha District Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Wānaka Albert Town Luggate Lowburn Cromwell Clyde Alexandra Lake Roxburgh Roxburgh Teviot Ettrick Millers Flat Beaumont Tuapeka Mouth Clydevale Balclutha Stirling Kaitangata Port Molyneux Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Makarora River Matukituki River Hāwea River Cardrona River Lindis River Kawarau River Manuherikia River Teviot River Tuapeka River Pomahaka River Waitāhuna River Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Lake Wānaka Lake Hāwea Lake Dunstan Lake Wakatipu Greenland Reservoir Manorburn Reservoir Manorburn Dam Butchers Dam Lake Roxburgh Lake Tuakitoto Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Mou Waho Pigeon Island Pig Island / Mātau Birch Island Inch Clutha Other features (upstream to downstream) Central Otago wine region Deadman's Point Bridge Old Cromwell Bridge Cromwell Gorge Clyde Dam Alexandra bridges Roxburgh Dam Kelso Balclutha Road Bridge Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato 2: Clutha 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

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