Tauherenikau River

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Tauherenikau River
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Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Mount Hector
Mouth  
  location
Lake Wairarapa
Length41 km (25 mi)

The Tauherenikau River, also known as the Tauwharenikau River, is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast from its sources on the slopes of Mount Hector before turning southwest to run down a long valley in the Tararua Range. From the end of the valley it again turns southeast, flowing past the town of Featherston before reaching the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa.

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References

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

Coordinates: 41°11′S175°18′E / 41.183°S 175.300°E / -41.183; 175.300