Mangapapa River (Bay of Plenty)

Mangapapa River
Origin	Kaimai Range
Mouth	Lake McLaren
Basin countries	New Zealand
Mouth elevation	81 metres (266 ft)

The Mangapapa River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on the north slopes of the Mamaku Plateau at the southern end of the Kaimai Range and meets the Opuiaki River at the head of Lake McLaren, which discharges to the Wairoa River. The river has been modified as part of the Kaimai hydro power scheme. The 15.6 MW Lloyd Mandeno Power Station is on the left bank of the river and discharges water diverted from other nearby streams. 4 km below this is a concrete arch dam with the 6.25MW Lower Mangapapa Power Station.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

• "Place Name Detail: Mangapapa River (Bay of Plenty)". 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 24 Jan 2010. 
• New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic map sheet BD36 - Lower Kaimai

1. ^ "Kaimai scheme". Trustpower. http://www.trustpower.co.nz/index.php?section=111. Retrieved 24 Jan 2011. 

Coordinates: 37°49′24″S 176°2′20″E / 37.82333°S 176.03889°E / -37.82333; 176.03889