Tangahoe River
The Tangahoe River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its origins in hill country to the east of Lake Rotorangi, reaching the Tasman Sea in the South Taranaki Bight 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Hawera.
| Tangahoe River | |
|---|---|
1865 painting of soldiers crossing the river at the beach during the Second Taranaki War | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | South Taranaki Bight |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin size | 297.6 km2 (114.9 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.2 m3/s (150 cu ft/s) |
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