Waipoua River (Wellington)

Waipoua River
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTararua Range
Mouth 
 • location
Ruamahanga River
 • coordinates
40°57′32″S 175°40′33″E / 40.95883°S 175.67574°E / -40.95883; 175.67574
Length26 km (16 mi)

The Waipoua River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It flows south from the eastern flanks of the Tararua Range, passing through the town of Masterton before reaching the Ruamahanga River on the town's southeastern outskirts.

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Waipoua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.