Wairakei River

Wairakei River
Basin
River mouth	Waikato River
Country	New Zealand
Length	10 km (6.2 mi)

The Wairakei River or Wairakei Stream is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast to meet the Waikato River, which it does at the town of Wairakei, 10 kilometres north of Taupo.

References

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

Waikato River

Source: Mount Ruapehu—Flows into: Tasman Sea

Administrative areas	Auckland Region Waikato Region Taupo District

Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Turangi Taupo Wairakei Atiamuri Mangakino Arapuni Cambridge Hamilton Ngaruawahia Huntly Ohinewai Meremere Mercer Tuakau Port Waikato

Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Waipakihi River Tongariro River Tauranga Taupo River Mangakino Stream Waipapa River Pokaiwhenua Stream Waipa River Whangamarino River Mangatangi River Mangatawhiri River Awaroa River

Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)	Lake Rotoaira Lake Taupo Lake Maraetai Lake Waipapa Lake Arapuni Lake Karapiro Lake Ngaroto Lake Wahi Lake Kimihia Lake Rotongaro Lake Waikare Lake Whangape

Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)	Motutaiko Island River delta islands (Opuawhanga, Namuheiriro, Te Weranga Okapu, Kaiwaka No.2, Whatamakiri, Motutieke, Puehunui, Ngahinapouri, Tawanui, Motukakako)

Waterfalls and cataracts (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)	Huka Falls Aratiatia Rapids

Structures (upstream to downstream)	Taupo Gates Aratiatia Dam Ohakuri Dam Atiamuri Dam Whakamaru Dam Maraetai Dam - Maraetai I and Maraetai II powerhouse Waipapa Dam Arapuni Dam Arapuni Suspension Bridge Karapiro Dam Victoria Bridge Fairfield Bridge Pukete Bridge

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

Coordinates: 38°37′S 176°05′E / 38.617°S 176.083°E / -38.617; 176.083

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 25, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Wairakei River

See also

References