Tangarakau River

Tangarakau River

Basin
River mouth	Whanganui River
Countries	New Zealand
Length	26 km (16 mi)

The Tangarakau River is a river of the Taranaki and Manawatu-Wanganui Regions of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from its sources to the northeast of Whangamomona in the King Country to reach the Whanganui River. State Highway 43, known as the Forgotten World Highway, travels through the Tangarakau Gorge.

References

"Place Name Detail: Tangarakau River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Coordinates: 39°14′S 174°53′E / 39.233°S 174.883°E / -39.233; 174.883

Whanganui River

Source: Mount Tongariro—Flows into: Tasman Sea

Administrative areas	Manawatu-Wanganui region Ruapehu District

Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Kakahi Manunui Taumarunui Tieke Kāinga Pipiriki Jerusalem Ranana Matahiwi Koriniti Ātene Parikino Kaiwhaiki Upokongaro Whanganui

Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Whakapapa River Ongarue River Ohura River Retaruke River Tangarakau River Manganui o te Ao River

Other features (upstream to downstream)	Tongariro National Park Whanganui National Park Bridge to Nowhere Moutoa Island Whanganui Journey PS Waimarie

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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Tangarakau River

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