Whirinaki River (Hawke's Bay)

For the river in the Far North District, see Whirinaki River (Northland).
Whirinaki River
Mouth Rangitaiki River
Basin countries New Zealand
Length 46 km (29 mi)

The Whirinaki River is a river of the Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty Regions of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north through the Whirinaki Forest Park and Kaingaroa Forest to reach the Rangitaiki River three kilometres north of Murupara.

Source: Ahimanawa Range — Flows into: Bay of Plenty
Administrative areas
Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)
Rangitaiki · Murupara · Galatea · Waiohau · Te Mahoe · Te Teko · Edgecumbe · Thornton
Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)
Otamatea River · Wheao River · Whirinaki River
Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
Lake Pouarua · Lake Aniwhenua · Lake Matahina · Lake Otumahi
Other features (upstream to downstream)
North Island Volcanic Plateau · Kaingaroa Forest · Aniwhenua Dam · Matahina Dam
Longest New Zealand rivers
1: Waikato · 2: Clutha · 3: Whanganui · 4: Taieri · 5: Rangitikei · 6: Mataura · 7: Waiau (Southland) · 8: Clarence · 9: Waitaki · 10: Oreti

See also

References

"Place Name Detail: Whirinaki River (Hawke's Bay)". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=. Retrieved 12 July 2009.