Ōhura River | |
Name Etymology: | Maori meaning "uncovered spot" |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300px |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Manawatū-Whanganui |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Ruapehu |
Subdivision Type4: | Settlements |
Subdivision Name4: | Matiere, Tokirima |
Length: | 134km (83miles) |
Source1: | Tangitu |
Source1 Elevation: | 680m (2,230feet) |
Mouth: | Whanganui River |
Mouth Elevation: | 95m (312feet) |
Progression: | Ōhura River → Whanganui River |
River System: | Whanganui River |
Tributaries Left: | Ohinewhatihua Stream, Mangatupoto Stream, Koromiko Stream, Otahu Stream, Mākara Stream, Ngarukehu Stream, Waipapa Stream, Matiere Stream, Pukerimu Stream, Waitangata Stream, Toetoe Stream, Rata Stream, Te Wahaoteminihia Stream, Te Awakariororiki Stream, Mangahukahuka Stream, Waipapa Stream, Kakahi Stream, Kirikiri Stream, Taumona River, Opetea Stream, Pikopiko Stream, Kiekie Stream, Opatu Stream |
Tributaries Right: | Otamati Stream, Kokako o te Ohinepouri Stream, Kokako o te Marama Stream, Mangamaire Stream, Waikaka Stream, Waihinau Stream, Mangaroa Stream, Mangakauanga Stream, Tokirima Stream, Whauwhau Stream, Manganuitepa Stream, Omutu Stream |
The Ōhura River is a river of the western North Island of New Zealand. It flows southward from its source close to the town of Ōhura, and flows into the Whanganui River.
In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ōhura River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[1]