The Tāngarākau River is a river of the
Manawatū-Whanganui region of
New Zealand
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's
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. It flows south for from its source west of
Ōhura
Ōhura is a small town in the west of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the west of Taumarunui in the area known as the King Country, in inland Manawatū-Whanganui. It lies on the banks of the Mangaroa Stream, a tributary of the ...
in the
King Country
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to reach the
Whanganui River
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.
State Highway 43, known as the Forgotten World Highway, travels through the Tāngarākau Gorge.
Bridges
As the river flows mainly through remote areas there are only five bridges across the river along its entire length.
*In the upper reaches in the
Waitaanga Forest there is a swing bridge on the Tatu Track
*
State Highway 43 crosses the river three times as it winds through Tāngarākau Gorge
*A rail bridge on the
Stratford–Okahukura Line crosses the river at the small settlement of
Tāngarākau
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
Rivers of New Zealand
Tributaries of the Whanganui River
Whanganui National Park
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