Mangapapa River (Manawatu-Wanganui)

Mangapapa River
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
River mouth Turakina River
150 metres (490 ft)

The Mangapapa River is a river of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. The river rises near the remote settlement of Mangapapa, northwest of Mangaweka. It flows westward through heavily-eroded hilly farmland to meet the Turakina River. There is a 12-metre (39 ft) waterfall on the lower reaches of the river.

See also

References

  • "Place name detail: Mangapapa River (Manawatu-Wanganui)". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  • NZ 1:50000 Topographic Map sheet BK34 - Pohonui.

Coordinates: 39°48′10″S 175°30′58″E / 39.802882°S 175.516119°E / -39.802882; 175.516119


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