Ongarue River

The Ongarue River is a river of the Waikato and Manawatu-Wanganui Regions of New Zealand's North Island. A major tributary of the Whanganui River, it flows west then south from its sources in the Hauhungaroa Range northwest of Lake Taupo, passing through the town of Taumarunui before reaching the Whanganui River.

Tributaries of the Ongarue include the Maramataha River and the Taringamotu River.

References

"Place Name Detail: Ongarue River". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

Whanganui River

Source: Mount Tongariro—Flows into: Tasman Sea

Administrative areas	Manawatu-Wanganui region Ruapehu District

Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)	Kakahi Manunui Taumarunui Tieke Kāinga Pipiriki Jerusalem Ranana Matahiwi Koriniti Ātene Parikino Kaiwhaiki Upokongaro Whanganui

Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Whakapapa River Ongarue River Ohura River Retaruke River Tangarakau River Manganui o te Ao River

Other features (upstream to downstream)	Tongariro National Park Whanganui National Park Bridge to Nowhere Moutoa Island Whanganui Journey PS Waimarie

Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitikei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau (Southland) 8: Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Oreti

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