Ōrere River
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River in Auckland Region, New Zealand
| Ōrere River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth of the Ōrere River | |
| Map Route of the Ōrere River | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the Ōrere Stream and the Kiripaka Stream |
| • coordinates | 36°59′14′′S 175°11′21′′E / 36.98711°S 175.18909°E / -36.98711; 175.18909 |
| Mouth | Firth of Thames |
• coordinates | 36°57′28′′S 175°14′47′′E / 36.9579°S 175.24646°E / -36.9579; 175.24646 |
| Length | 16 km (10 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ōrere River → Firth of Thames → Hauraki Gulf |
| Bridges | Rowland's Bridge |
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The Ōrere River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally northeast from the Hunua Ranges, reaching the Firth of Thames at Ōrere Point, close to the point where the firth widens into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana.[2] [1]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the waterfall" for Ōrere.[3]
Description
[edit ]The Ōrere River is a fast-flowing shingle bed river, that drains the northern Hunua Ranges into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana at the entrance to the Firth of Thames.[1]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Egarr, G. D.; Egarr, J. H. (1981). New Zealand Recreational River Survey Part II North Island Rivers (PDF) (Report). Water & Soil Division, Ministry of Works and Development. p. 113. ISSN 0110-4705.
- ^ "Place name detail: Orere River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
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