Mohaka River

General data

Name: Mohaka River
Water system: Pacific Ocean
Water type: River
Progression: Hawke Bay -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: Australia & Oceania
Countries: New Zealand

The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. Mohaka is a Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. The iwi (Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka River are Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Hineuru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Mana Ahuriri. The headwaters are found in the Kaweka and Kaimanawa ranges. From the range it winds southeast before twisting northeast and finally southeast again to empty into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Mohaka. There are many gorges on the Mohaka; some as steep as 200 m (656 feet). Its main tributaries are the Waipunga, Taharua, Hautapu rivers. The full length is 172 km (107 mi) and it drains a basin of 2,357 square kilometres (910 sq mi).

Mohaka River

General data

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