Ongarue River
The Ongarue River near the mouth at Taumarunui
EtymologyMāori meaning "place of shaking"
Native nameŌngarue (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
TownsTaumarunui
SettlementsOngarue, Waimiha
Physical characteristics
SourceHauhungaroa Range
  locationPureora
  coordinates38°33′14″S 175°37′48″E / 38.55389°S 175.63000°E / -38.55389; 175.63000
  elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
MouthWhanganui River
  location
Taumarunui
  coordinates
38°53′31″S 175°15′11″E / 38.89194°S 175.25306°E / -38.89194; 175.25306
  elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Length73 km (45 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOngarue RiverWhanganui River
River systemWhanganui River
Tributaries 
  leftMaramataha River, Taringamotu River
WaterfallsWilton Falls, Kawauariki Falls

The Ongarue River is a river of the Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui regions of New Zealand's North Island.[1] A major tributary of the Whanganui River, it flows west then south from its sources in the Hauhungaroa Range northwest of Lake Taupō, passing through the town of Taumarunui before reaching the Whanganui River.

Tributaries of the Ongarue include the Maramataha River and the Mangakahu River

See also

References

  1. "Place name detail: Ongarue River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.


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