Redigerer Waitaki (elv)

{{Infoboks elv
| navn = Waitaki
| undertekst = 
| bilde = Waitaki River and Benmore Dam, Otago, New Zealand, 22 July 2005.jpg
| bildetekst = Waitaki og Lake Benmore. 
| byline = 
| kart = NZ-Waitaki R.png
| karttekst = Waitakis løp.
| land = New Zealand
| inndelingnavn = [[Region (New Zealand)|Region]]
| inndeling = [[Canterbury (region)|Canterbury]], [[Otago]]
| lengde = 110<ref>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/waitaki-river Te Ara Encyclopedia NZ]</ref> 
| nedbørfelt = 11 823
| middelvannføring = 379<ref>[http://www.mfe.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/freshwater/waitaki-hydrological-information-feb05/html/table-3-1.pdf Ministry for the Environment.]{{Død lenke|dato=juni 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> 
| start = Lake Benmore i [[Søralpene]].
| høyde_start = 370
| koord_start = {{Koord|44|21|00|S|170|12|00|Ø}}
| munning = [[Stillehavet]] ved Glenavy.
| høyde_munning = 0
| koord_munning = {{Koord|44|57|00|S|171|09|00|Ø}}
| venstre sideelver = Ahuriri, Otematata, Maerewhenua
| høyre sideelver = Hakataramea
}}
[[File:ISS Waitaki River, Canterbury and Otago.jpg|thumb|300px|Waitaki er grenseelv mellom Canterbury and Otago.]]
'''Waitaki''' (engelsk: ''Waitaki River'') er en om lag 110 km lang [[elv]] på [[Sørøya (New Zealand)|Sørøya]] i [[New Zealand]]. Den er hovedelva i [[Mackenzie Basin]] og renner gjennom '''Waitakidalen'''. 

Den renner mot øst gjennom [[Lake Benmore]], [[Lake Aviemore]] og [[Lake Waitaki]]. Elvas fjerneste kilder er i tre store bresjøer – [[Lake Pukaki]], [[Lake Tekapo]] og [[Lake Ohau]]. Lake Benmore og Lake Aviemore er demmet opp av [[Benmore-demningen]] og [[Aviemore-demningen]].<ref>{{Kilde www|url = https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/assets/About-us/Our-power-stations/Hydro/Waitaki/Discover-Waitaki-12.14.pdf|tittel = Meridian Energy|besøksdato = 2016-02-07|forfattere = |dato = |forlag = |arkiv-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052612/https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/assets/About-us/Our-power-stations/Hydro/Waitaki/Discover-Waitaki-12.14.pdf|arkivdato = 2016-03-04|url-status=død}}</ref>

Waitaki har mange sideelver, blant annet Ahuriri og Hakataramea. Den passerer [[Kurow (New Zealand)|Kurow]] og [[Glenavy]] før den når [[Stillehavet]] mellom [[Timaru]] og [[Oamaru]] på østkysten av Sørøya.
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The middle of the river bed forms a political boundary between the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] and [[Otago]] [[Regions of New Zealand|regions]]. As such, the term "South of the Waitaki" is often used to refer to the Otago and Southland regions as one common area (the two regions share historical and ethnic relationships which make them distinct from the regions to the north of them).

A proposal for a series of canals and dams was made by [[Meridian Energy Limited|Meridian Energy]] for irrigation and electricity generation on the river. This scheme, known as [[Project Aqua]], planned to divert up to 77% of the lower river's flow to create a hydroelectric scheme, but these plans were dropped in [[March 2004]]. Lack of commercial viability was given as the major reason for the scheme's shelving, although strenuous public protest may also have been a major contributing factor.
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Elva er populær for [[sportsfiske]] og [[vannscooter]]kjøring

== Referanser ==
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== Eksterne lenker ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304135531/http://www.beautiful-waitaki.co.nz/ Waitaki Valley]

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