Tāngarākau River
Mist hanging low over the Tāngarākau River
Native nameTāngarākau (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
SettlementsTāngarākau
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location8 km (5.0 mi) west of Ōhura
  coordinates38°50′11″S 174°53′14″E / 38.83639°S 174.88722°E / -38.83639; 174.88722
  elevation470 m (1,540 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Whanganui River
  coordinates
39°14′17″S 174°52′52″E / 39.23806°S 174.88111°E / -39.23806; 174.88111
  elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Length94 km (58 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTāngarākau RiverWhanganui River
River systemWhanganui River

The Tāngarākau River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south for 94 km (58 mi) from its source 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Ōhura in the King Country to reach the Whanganui River. State Highway 43, known as the Forgotten World Highway, travels through the Tāngarākau Gorge.

Bridges

Road bridge through Tāngarākau Gorge and gravesite for surveyor beneath it, circa.1916

As the river flows mainly through remote areas there are only five bridges across the river along its entire length.

  • In the upper reaches in the Waitaanga Forest there is a swing bridge on the Tatu Track
  • State Highway 43 crosses the river three times as it winds through Tāngarākau Gorge
  • A rail bridge on the Stratford–Okahukura Line crosses the river at the small settlement of Tāngarākau

See also

References

"Place name detail: Tāngarākau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 1 September 2020.


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