Kauaeranga River

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Kauaeranga River
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Kauaeranga River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationThe Pinnacles
 • elevation773 m (2,536 ft)
Mouth  
 • location
 Firth of Thames
 • elevation
0m
Length31.2 km (19.4 mi)
Basin size139 km2 (54 sq mi)

The Kauaeranga River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. One of the main rivers on the Coromandel Peninsula, it rises in the Coromandel Range which forms the backbone of the peninsula, flowing southwest through the Kauaeranga Valley to reach the Firth of Thames at Thames.

Contents

Apart from ammoniacal nitrogen, water quality is generally good. [1]

Swing Bridge over Kauaeranga River Swing Bridge over Kauaeranga River.jpg
Swing Bridge over Kauaeranga River

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kauaeranga River at Smiths Cableway/Recorder River Quality". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 16 March 2023.

Sources

"Place name detail: Kauaeranga River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 12 July 2009.

37°09′S175°33′E / 37.150°S 175.550°E / -37.150; 175.550


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