Tauherenikau River

Tauherenikau River
Country New Zealand
Basin
Main source Mount Hector
River mouth Lake Wairarapa
Physical characteristics
Length 41 km (25 mi)

The Tauherenikau River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast from its sources on the slopes of Mount Hector before turning southwest to run down a long valley in the Tararua Range. From the end of the valley it again turns southeast, flowing past the town of Featherston before reaching the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa.

See also

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References

"Place Name Detail: Tauherenikau River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 

Coordinates: 41°11′S 175°18′E / 41.183°S 175.300°E / -41.183; 175.300


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