Whangaparāoa River

Whangaparāoa River
Route of the Whangaparāoa River
Mouth of the Whangaparāoa River Whangaparāoa River (North Island)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source	Raukumara Range
• coordinates	37°43′39″S 178°07′13″E
Mouth
• location	Whangaparāoa Bay, Bay of Plenty
• coordinates	37°34′05″S 177°59′49″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Whangaparāoa River → Whangaparāoa Bay → Bay of Plenty → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Hamutīnui Stream, Mangaongāwāhine Stream, Mangaomatua Stream, Mangapōuri Stream,
• right	Waiariki Stream, Mōhau Stream, Oheta Stream, Te Rereauira Stream

The Whangaparāoa 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 Whangaparāoa Bay, an indentation in the far east of the Bay of Plenty, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Runaway.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

"Place name detail: Whangaparāoa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 2 March 2021.