Waiohine River

The Waiohine River is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Waiohine River
Waiohine River in Waiohine Gorge
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLancaster Peak, Tararua Range
  elevation1,500 m (4,920 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Ruamahanga River at Pāpāwai
  elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Length35 km (22 mi)
Basin size378 km2 (146 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average25 m3/s (880 cu ft/s) at Waiohine Gorge

At first it flows generally south from its origins in the Tararua Range west of Otaki. It turns south-east once it reaches the plain where it passes to the north of Greytown and flows into the Ruamahanga River at Pāpāwai.

Some of its water reaches Lake Wairarapa directly through many channels and irrigation features in Greytown's fruit-growing district.

See also

References

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


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