- Manganui o te Ao River
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For other New Zealand rivers called Manganui, see Manganui River.
Manganui o te Ao River Origin Mount Ruapehu Mouth Whanganui River Basin countries New Zealand Length 32 kilometres (20 mi) The Manganui o te Ao River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It has its source in numerous streams and small rivers which flow west from the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, though the main course of the river flows predominantly southwest through rugged hill country to meet with the Whanganui River 10 kilkometres north of Pipiriki, at the edge of the Whanganui National Park.
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References
"Place Name Detail: Manganui o te Ao River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
Coordinates: 39°25′S 175°03′E / 39.417°S 175.05°E
Whanganui River Source: Mount Tongariro — Flows into: Tasman SeaAdministrative areas Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Whakapapa River · Ongarue River · Ohura River · Retaruke River · Tangarakau River · Manganui o te Ao River · Ahuahu StreamOther features (upstream to downstream) Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato · 2: Clutha / Mata-Au · 3: Whanganui · 4: Taieri · 5: Rangitikei · 6: Mataura · 7: Waiau (Southland) · 8: Clarence · 9: Waitaki · 10: OretiCategories:- Rivers of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region geography stubs
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