Owharoa Falls
Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hiscoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karangahake Gorge.
Karangahake Gorge
Valley
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The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River. Karangahake Gorge is situated 3½ km west of Owharoa Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikino and Karangahake.
Waikino
Village
Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge.
Karangahake
Village
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Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side". Karangahake is situated 4½ km west of Owharoa Falls.
Mackaytown
Hamlet
Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa. Mackaytown is situated 5 km west of Owharoa Falls.
Owharoa Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.41972° or 37° 25′ 11″ southLongitude
175.76396° or 175° 45′ 50″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
4VJQHQJ7+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4384674047OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Owharoa Falls” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cascades Owharoa”
- Cebuano: “Owharoa Falls”
- German: “Owharoa Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waitawheta and Pippa’s Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Owharoa Falls and Owharoa Bridge.
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