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Waingongoro River

Coordinates: 39°35′10″S 174°11′32″E / 39.586°S 174.1922°E / -39.586; 174.1922
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Waingongoro River
Waingongoro River near Eltham (circa 1910s).
Map
Route of the Waingongoro River
Waingongoro River is located in New Zealand
Waingongoro River
Mouth of the Waingongoro River
Waingongoro River is located in North Island
Waingongoro River
Waingongoro River (North Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Taranaki
 • coordinates39°18′24″S 174°05′13″E / 39.3066°S 174.087°E / -39.3066; 174.087
Mouth 
 • location
South Taranaki Bight
 • coordinates
39°35′10″S 174°11′32″E / 39.586°S 174.1922°E / -39.586; 174.1922
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length44 km (27 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionWaingongoro RiverSouth Taranaki BightTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftTuikonga Stream
 • rightMangatoki Stream

The Waingongoro River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast from the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont and passes through the town of Eltham before veering southwest to meet the Tasman Sea five kilometres west of Hāwera, at Ohawe Beach.

The Normanby Power Station is located on the Waingongoro River at Normanby Road.

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References

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"Place name detail: Waingongoro River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.