Tawarau River

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Tawarau River
Data
location Waitomo District , Waikato , North Island , New Zealand
River system Morocopa River
Drain over Tawarau River → Morocopa River  → Tasman Sea
Headwaters in a wooded area
38 ° 17 ′ 13 ″  S , 175 ° 0 ′ 22 ″  E
Source height 380  m
muzzle at Te Anga in the Marokopa River coordinates: 38 ° 15 '47 "  S , 174 ° 50' 38"  O 38 ° 15 '47 "  S , 174 ° 50' 38"  O
Mouth height 10  m
Height difference 370 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 25 km

The Tawarau River is about 25 km long river in the Waikato region on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The headwaters of the Tawarau River are located around 13 km west-northwest of Te Kuiti and around 9.5 km west-southwest of the Waitomo Caves , in a wooded area and on the slopes of a small 414  m high mountain. From there, the river meanders westward through the mountain landscape, and after three sharp bends and the simultaneous passing of the Double Falls, it turns to the north-northwest and after a total of around 25 kilometers it flows into the Morocopa River at the small settlement Te Anga . The western continuation of the New Zealand State Highway 37 , which leads from Waitomo as a country road further west to the coast, passes the estuary of the river on its north side.

Sightseeing

In the upper third of the river are the Tawarau Falls , which can be visited on the three-hour Tawarau Falls Loop Track .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Tawarau River . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed April 12, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on April 12, 2020
  3. ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed April 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Tawarau Forest tramping tracks . Department of Conservation , accessed April 12, 2020 .