Mohaka River
Mohaka River | ||
The Mohaka River at the Mohaka Viaduct |
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location | Hawke's Bay , North Island (New Zealand) | |
River system | Mohaka River | |
source | Confluence of several streams in the Ahimanawa Range 39 ° 5 ′ 36 ″ S , 176 ° 14 ′ 14 ″ E |
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muzzle | at Mohaka in Hawke Bay Coordinates: 39 ° 7 '34 " S , 177 ° 11' 29" E 39 ° 7 '34 " S , 177 ° 11' 29" E
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length | 70 km |
The Mohaka River is a river in the north of the Hawke's Bay region in the east of the North Island of New Zealand . It rises from the Ahimanawa Range and flows 70 km in an east-southeast direction before flowing into Hawke Bay near the settlement of Mohaka , 20 km southwest of Wairoa .
New Zealand's highest railway bridge, the Mohaka Viaduct , crosses the river near the small settlement of Raupunga .