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Taringamotu River

Coordinates: 38°51′29″S 175°14′35″E / 38.85806°S 175.24306°E / -38.85806; 175.24306
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Taringamotu River
Historic bridge carrying the Taringamotu Tramway over the Taringamotu River
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Native nameTaringamotu (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictRuapehu
SettlementsTaringamotu
Physical characteristics
SourceHauhungaroa Range
 • locationPureora Forest Park
 • coordinates38°45′11″S 175°31′1″E / 38.75306°S 175.51694°E / -38.75306; 175.51694
 • elevation850 m (2,790 ft)
MouthOngarue River
 • location
Near Taumarunui
 • coordinates
38°51′29″S 175°14′35″E / 38.85806°S 175.24306°E / -38.85806; 175.24306
 • elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Length45 km (28 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTaringamotu RiverOngarue RiverWhanganui River
River systemWhanganui River

The Taringamotu River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises at the southern end of the Hauhungaroa Range, flowing generally west to meet the Ongarue River, part of the Whanganui River system, close to the town of Taumarunui.

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References

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"Place name detail: Taringamotu River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.