Wairere Falls
Wairere Falls is a waterfall in Auckland Region, North Island. Wairere Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Āria, as well as near the locality Paemako.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wairere Power Station.
Wairere Power Station
Electrical generator
The Wairere Power Station is a hydroelectric power facility in the Waikato region in New Zealand which makes use of water from the Mokau River. Water is drawn from behind a dam above the Wairere Falls, which diverts the water through two penstocks to the Wairere Power Station, before being discharged back into the Mokau River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitomo and Āria.
Waitomo
Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waitomo is a district in the North Island of New Zealand whose main feature is its limestone caves and their glowworm inhabitants, a major tourist attraction.
Āria
Hamlet
Āria is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area experienced severe flooding in September 2017. Āria is situated 4 km southwest of Wairere Falls.
Piopio
Village
Piopio is a small town in the Waitomo District. It is situated on State Highway 3 approximately 23 km from Te Kūiti. Piopio is situated 7 km north of Wairere Falls.
Wairere Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: Waterfall in the south-west Waikato Region, New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.53127° or 38° 31′ 53″ southLongitude
175.0085° or 175° 0′ 31″ eastElevation
177 metres (581 feet)Open location code
4VHQF295+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1063574611OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Wairere Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wairere Falls”
- German: “Wairere Falls (Mokau River)”
- German: “Wairere Falls”
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