Inch Clutha is a large, flat island sitting in the delta between the Matau (northern) and Koau (southern) branches of the Clutha River, downstream from the town of Balclutha in the South Island of New Zealand. Approximately ten kilometres in length and three kilometres in width, the fertile but flood-prone land of the island is extensively farmed.
The island takes its name from Scots Gaelic, innis meaning "island" and Cluaidh being the Gaelic form of the name of Scotland's River Clyde.
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Clutha River
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Source: Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean
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| Administrative areas |
- Otago Region
- Queenstown–Lakes District
- Central Otago District
- Clutha District
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| Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) |
- Wanaka
- Albert Town
- Luggate
- Lowburn
- Cromwell
- Clyde
- Alexandra
- Roxburgh Hydro
- Roxburgh
- Teviot
- Ettrick
- Millers Flat
- Beaumont
- Tuapeka Mouth
- Clydevale
- Balclutha
- Stirling
- Kaitangata
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| Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) |
- Makarora River
- Matukituki River
- Hawea River
- Cardrona River
- Lindis River
- Kawarau River
- Manuherikia River
- Teviot River
- Tuapeka River
- Pomahaka River
- Waitahuna River
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| Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) |
- Lake Wanaka
- Lake Hawea
- Lake Dunstan
- Lake Wakatipu
- Lake Roxburgh
- Lake Tuakitoto
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| Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) |
- Harwich Island
- Pigeon Island
- Pig Island
- Inch Clutha
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| Other features (upstream to downstream) |
- Old Cromwell Bridge
- Cromwell Gorge
- Clyde Dam
- Roxburgh Dam
- Kelso
- Balclutha Road Bridge
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| Longest New Zealand rivers |
- 1: Waikato
- 2: Clutha / Mata-Au
- 3: Whanganui
- 4: Taieri
- 5: Rangitikei
- 6: Mataura
- 7: Waiau (Southland)
- 8: Clarence
- 9: Waitaki
- 10: Oreti
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Coordinates: 46°18′S 169°47′E / 46.3°S 169.783°E / -46.3; 169.783