Whangaehu River
The Whangaehu River is a large river in the central North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, and it flows into the Tasman Sea eight kilometres southeast of Whanganui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whangaehu and Fordell.
Whangaehu
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Whangaehu is a settlement in the Rangitikei District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Whangaehu is located near the mouth of the Whangaehu River, a large river flowing from for 135 kilometres the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, southward to the South Taranaki Bight in the Tasman Sea.
Fordell
Hamlet
Fordell is a rural community in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Marton-New Plymouth railway line east of Kaitoke and north of Whangaehu. Fordell is situated 4 km north of Whangaehu River.
Rātana Pā
Village
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Rātana Pā, or Ratana Community, is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The locality was the farm of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the founder of a Māori religious and political movement, and the settlement developed in the 1920s as followers came to see Rātana. Rātana Pā is situated 4½ km south of Whangaehu River.
Whangaehu River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.99825° or 39° 59′ 54″ southLongitude
175.19021° or 175° 11′ 25″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
4VGQ252R+P3GeoNames ID
6225296
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