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Oakura River

Coordinates: 39°04′14″S 174°17′29″E / 39.07057°S 174.29143°E / -39.07057; 174.29143
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Oakura River
View of the Oakura River near the town of Ōakura
Map
Route of the Oakura River
Oakura River is located in New Zealand
Oakura River
Mouth of the Oakura River
Oakura River is located in North Island
Oakura River
Oakura River (North Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Taranaki
 • coordinates39°18′15″S 174°04′53″E / 39.30403°S 174.08138°E / -39.30403; 174.08138
Mouth 
 • location
North Taranaki Bight
 • coordinates
39°04′14″S 174°17′29″E / 39.07057°S 174.29143°E / -39.07057; 174.29143
Length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOakura RiverNorth Taranaki BightTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftPirongiha Stream, Te Pikiwati Stream, Wakamure Stream
 • rightMomona Stream, Kiri Stream, Oraukawa Stream
BridgesŌakura River Bridge

The Oakura River, or Ōākuramatapū, is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont, veering northwest before reaching the Tasman Sea at Oakura, southwest of New Plymouth. On this way it goes by Ōakura and the historical Oakura Pa.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Oakura River". LAWA.

"Place name detail: Oakura River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.