Otamatea River (Hawke's Bay)

For the riverine arm of the Kaipara Harbour, see Otamatea River (Northland).

Otamatea River
Origin	Ahimanawa Range
Mouth	Rangitaiki River
Basin countries	New Zealand
Length	27 kilometres (17 mi)
Mouth elevation	622 metres (2,041 ft)

The Otamatea River is a river of the northwestern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its origins in the northern foothills of the Ahimanawa Range, reaching the Rangitaiki River 25 kilometres southwest of Taupo amid the Kaingaroa Forest.

References

Rangitaiki River

Source: Ahimanawa Range—Flows into: Bay of Plenty

Administrative areas	Hawke's Bay region Bay of Plenty region Rangitikei District Taupo District Whakatane District

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

Coordinates: 38°44′44″S 176°23′28″E / 38.74556°S 176.39111°E / -38.74556; 176.39111

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