Uniquely among New Zealand rivers, the various pools and widenings of the Tongariro River and its marshy delta have been given specific names which are recognised as official by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). The river, the main waterway of the Waikato River system above Lake Taupō in the central North Island, has over 40 named pools, the majority of which are close to the town of Tūrangi, at or immediately above the river's delta.
| width=20% | Lake | width=10%;data-sort-type="number" | Area | width=20% | Coordinates | width=50% | Notes |
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| Admirals Pool | -39.0108°N 175.8139°W | Above Tūrangi. | |||||
| Bain Pool | -38.9736°N 175.8106°W | ||||||
| Barlows Pool | -39.0181°N 175.8108°W | ||||||
| Beggs Pool | -39.13°N 175.8233°W | Considerably further up-river than the other named pools, close to the Waikato Falls. | |||||
| Big Bend Pool | -39.0417°N 175.8272°W | ||||||
| Blue Pool | -39.0442°N 175.8292°W | ||||||
| Boulder Pool | -39.0414°N 175.8256°W | ||||||
| Breakaway Pool | -39.0403°N 175.8225°W | ||||||
| Breakfast Pool | -38.9983°N 175.8131°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Cattle Rustlers Pool | -39.0161°N 175.8108°W | Above Tūrangi. | |||||
| Cherry Pool | -38.9544°N 175.7769°W | ||||||
| Cliff Pool | -39.0389°N 175.8225°W | ||||||
| Cobham Pool | -38.9542°N 175.7861°W | Within a large bend in the river south of the mouth of the delta. | |||||
| Dans Pool | -38.9458°N 175.7778°W | On Maketu Island at the northern tip of the Tongariro delta. | |||||
| DeLatours Pool | -38.9639°N 175.7936°W | ||||||
| Downs Pool | -38.97°N 175.7931°W | ||||||
| Duchess Pool | -39.0283°N 175.8167°W | ||||||
| Fan Pool | -39.0406°N 175.8256°W | ||||||
| Fence Pool | -39.0525°N 175.8364°W | Close to the river's junction with its tributary, the Whitikau Stream. | |||||
| Graces Pool | -38.9611°N 175.7972°W | ||||||
| Hydro Pool | -39.0014°N 175.8128°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Island Pool | -38.9928°N 175.8181°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Jellicoe Pool | -38.9608°N 175.7861°W | ||||||
| Jones Pool | -38.9714°N 175.8008°W | ||||||
| Judges Pool | -38.9886°N 175.8206°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Kamahi Pool | -39.0078°N 175.8111°W | Above Tūrangi. | |||||
| Log Pool | -38.9728°N 175.8061°W | ||||||
| Lonely Pool | -38.9872°N 175.8203°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Lower Birch Pool | -39.02°N 175.8122°W | ||||||
| Major Jones Pool | -38.9967°N 175.8131°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Never Fail Pool | -39.0064°N 175.8122°W | Above Tūrangi. | |||||
| Poplar Pool | -38.9542°N 175.7944°W | ||||||
| Poutu Pool | -39.0358°N 175.8167°W | ||||||
| Red Hut Pool | -39.0311°N 175.8136°W | ||||||
| Reed Pool | -38.9742°N 175.8019°W | ||||||
| Sand Pool | -39.05°N 175.8383°W | Close to the river's junction with its tributary, the Whitikau Stream. | |||||
| Shag Pool | -39.0289°N 175.8144°W | ||||||
| Silly Pool | -39.0261°N 175.8144°W | ||||||
| Stag Pool | -39.0142°N 175.8144°W | Above Tūrangi. | |||||
| Swirl Pool | -38.9814°N 175.8167°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| The Bends Pool | -38.9675°N 175.8014°W | ||||||
| The Rip | -39.0006°N 175.8131°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Upper Birch Pool | -39.0233°N 175.8125°W | ||||||
| Upper Island Pool | -38.9783°N 175.815°W | Close to the town of Tūrangi. | |||||
| Waddells Pool | -39.0319°N 175.8136°W | ||||||
| Whitikau Pool | -39.0511°N 175.8383°W | Close to the river's junction with its tributary, the Whitikau Stream. | |||||