Huka Falls

Huka Falls is a set of waterfalls on the , which drains in . A few hundred metres upstream from Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across to a canyon only 15 metres across.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Huka Prawn Park and Wairakei Power Station.

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The is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of . It was started in 1987, and is currently New Zealand's only prawn farm.

Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The is a geothermal power station near the Geothermal Field in . Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. is situated 2½ km northeast of Huka Falls.

Peak
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Thermal Area is a region with geothermal activity north of , New Zealand. It is a part of , the largest geothermal field in New Zealand, with a surface area of about 25 km2, which lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. is situated 2½ km northwest of Huka Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Tauhara.

Suburb
is a suburb in the New Zealand town of . The suburb is located just north of and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above . Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. is situated 3 km southwest of Huka Falls.

Suburb
is a suburb and geothermal area of in the region of New Zealand's . The area's main geographic feature, , is culturally significant to local hapū. is situated 4 km south of Huka Falls.

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, also written Taupo, is a town on the northern shore of Lake Taupo, 's largest lake, in the . It is a popular tourist destination due to its lake, boating, trout fishing, geothermal attractions, waterfalls, outdoor activities and proximity to the North Island's highest mountains.

Huka Falls

Latitude
-38.64875° or 38° 38′ 56″ south
Longitude
176.08992° or 176° 5′ 24″ east
Elevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)
Height
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
4VHR932Q+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1116388808
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
2189678
Wiki­data ID
Q38477
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Satellite Map

Discover Huka Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Huka Falls” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Huka ur-jauziak”
  • Breton: “Huka Falls”
  • Catalan: “Cascades Huka”
  • Chinese: “胡卡瀑布”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوكا فالس”
  • French: “Chutes Huka”
  • French: “Huka Falls”
  • German: “Huka Falls”
  • Hungarian: “Huka-vízesés”
  • Italian: “Cascate Huka”
  • Korean: “후카 폭포”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار هوکا”
  • Mazanderani: “هوکا ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار هوکا”
  • Persian: “ابشار هوکا”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Ҳука”
  • Tajik: “Ҳука”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Ҳука”
  • Turkish: “Huka Şelalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспади Хука”
  • Urdu: “ہوکا آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہوکا آبشار”

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