| Ōrere River | |||||||||||||||||
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| Map Size: | 270px | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Auckland#New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Ōrere River | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Auckland Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | = | ||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 160NaN0[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Source1: | Confluence of the Ōrere Stream and the Kiripaka Stream | ||||||||||||||||
| Source1 Coordinates: | -36.9871°N 175.1891°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Mouth: | Firth of Thames | ||||||||||||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | -36.9579°N 175.2465°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Progression: | Ōrere River → Firth of Thames → Hauraki Gulf | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridges: | Rowland's Bridge | ||||||||||||||||
The Ōrere River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally northeast from the Hunua Ranges, reaching the Firth of Thames at Ōrere Point, close to the point where the firth widens into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana.[1]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the waterfall" for Ōrere.[2]
The Ōrere River is a fast-flowing shingle bed river, that drains the northern Hunua Ranges into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana at the entrance to the Firth of Thames.[1]