Macaulay River
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The Macaulay River is a river of the Mackenzie Country of New Zealand
's South Island
. It flows south from the Two Thumbs Range, part of the Southern Alps
, its valley merging with that of the Godley River
shortly before it enters the northern end of Lake Tekapo
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows south from the Two Thumbs Range, part of the Southern Alps
Southern Alps
The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
, its valley merging with that of the Godley River
Godley River
The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.The river's headwaters are in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. It flows south for 30 kilometres from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial lake Tekapo, this forming part of the ultimate...
shortly before it enters the northern end of Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand...
.