Whangaparaoa River
The Whangaparaoa River is a river in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are in the Raukumara Range and the Gisborne District, from where it flows northwest to reach the sea at Whangaparaoa Bay, an indentation in the far east of the Bay of Plenty, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Runaway.
| Whangaparaoa River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Raukumara Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Whangaparaoa Bay, Bay of Plenty |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
See also
References
"Place name detail: Whangaparaoa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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