Ōrere River

Ōrere River
Mouth of the Ōrere River
Map
Route of the Ōrere River
Ōrere River is located in Auckland
Ōrere River
Mouth of the Ōrere River
Ōrere River is located in New Zealand
Ōrere River
Ōrere River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of the Ōrere Stream and the Kiripaka Stream
 • coordinates36°59′14″S 175°11′21″E / 36.98711°S 175.18909°E / -36.98711; 175.18909
MouthFirth of Thames
 • coordinates
36°57′28″S 175°14′47″E / 36.9579°S 175.24646°E / -36.9579; 175.24646
Length16 km (10 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionŌrere River → Firth of Thames → Hauraki Gulf
BridgesRowland's Bridge

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Place name detail: Orere River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.



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