{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox river | name = Kuratau River | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | source1_location = | mouth_location = [[Lake Taupō]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[New Zealand]] | length_km = 24 | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The '''Kuratau River''' is a river of the centre of [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]]. It flows generally eastwards, initially flowing southeast from its sources in rough hill country south of the [[Pureora Forest Park]] before turning northeast to reach the small [[Lake Kuratau]]. From here it flows east {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} further before flowing into the southwest of [[Lake Taupō]] close to the settlement of [[Kuratau]].
Waters from the river are used for power generation at the [[Kuratau Power Station]].
==See also== *[[List of rivers of New Zealand]]
==References== {{LINZ|id=|name=Kuratau River|accessdate=12 July 2009}}
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[[Category:Taupō District]] [[Category:Rivers of Waikato]] [[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]
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