Waingawa River

The Waingawa River is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island and a major tributary of the Ruamahanga River.

Waingawa River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationThe Mitre, Tararua Range.
Mouth 
  location
Te Whiti, Ruamahanga River
Length48 km (30 mi)

Its origins are close to The Mitre, the highest peak of the Tararua Range. Once out of the ranges it flows in a straight line southeast across the Wairarapa Valley to join the Ruamahanga River at Te Whiti by Wardell's Bridge.

The Waingawa River is the southwestern boundary of the town of Masterton.

Masterton's water is piped from the Waingawa through a Masterton District Council treatment plant on the river about 10 kilometres west of the town.

Waingawa railway bridge and the foothills of the Tararuas in November 2017. The bridge entered service in November 1880

See also

References

"Place name detail: Waingawa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.


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