Tangarakau River
The Tangarakau River is a river of the Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui 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.
| Tangarakau River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Whanganui River |
| Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
Road bridge through Tangarakau Gorge and gravesite for surveryor beneath it, circa.1916
See also
References
"Place name detail: Tangarakau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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