The Ongarue River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's

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. A major tributary of the

Whanganui River The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natur ...

, it flows west then south from its sources on Pureora and north of the Hauhungaroa Range, northwest of

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...

, before reaching the

at the town of

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of T� ...

. The valley is followed by

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, from near Ongarue, and by the

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railway for about , from near

Waimiha Waimiha is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te Kūiti and Benneydale, and north of Taumarunui and Ongarue. History Māori have lived in Waimiha fo ...

. Tributaries of the

Ongarue Ongarue () is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te Kūiti and Waimiha, and north of Taumarunui. It is in meshblock 1041902, which had a population o ...

include the Maramataha and Taringamotu Rivers and the Mangakahu Stream. The maximum flow in the river is about . Kayaks can navigate up to Waimiha, except in a narrow gorge near Paraketu and shallow rapids below Taringamotu.

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Rivers of Waikato Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui Rivers of New Zealand Tributaries of the Whanganui River {{ManawatuWanganui-river-stub

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