# Wairakei River

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River in New Zealand

Wairakei River Location Country New Zealand Physical characteristics Mouth • location Waikato River Length 10 km (6.2 mi)

The **Wairakei River** or **Wairakei Stream** is a river of the [Waikato Region](/source/Waikato_Region) of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)'s [North Island](/source/North_Island). It flows southeast to meet the [Waikato River](/source/Waikato_River), which it does at the town of [Wairakei](/source/Wairakei), 10 kilometres north of [Taupō](/source/Taup%C5%8D).

## See also

- [List of rivers of New Zealand](/source/List_of_rivers_of_New_Zealand)

## References

- ["Place name detail: Wairakei River"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand). Retrieved 12 July 2009.

v t e Waikato River Source: Mount Ruapehu—Flows into: Tasman Sea Administrative areas Auckland Region Waikato Region Taupō District Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) Tūrangi Taupō Wairakei Ātiamuri Mangakino Arapuni Cambridge Matangi Tamahere Hamilton Horotiu Ngāruawāhia Huntly Ohinewai Rangiriri Meremere Mercer Tuakau Port Waikato Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) Waipakihi River Tongariro River Tauranga Taupō River Mangakino Stream Waipapa River Pōkaiwhenua Stream Waipā River Whangamarino River Mangatangi River Mangatāwhiri River Awaroa River Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Tongariro River pools Lake Rotoaira Lake Taupō Lake Maraetai Lake Waipapa Lake Arapuni Lake Karapiro Lake Ngaroto Lake Waahi Lake Kimihia Lake Rotongaro Lake Waikare Lake Whangape Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Motutaiko Island River delta islands (Opuawhanga, Namuheiriro, Te Weranga Okapu, Kaiwaka No.2, Whatamakiri, Motutieke, Puehunui, Ngāhinapōuri, Tawanui, Motukakako) Waterfalls and cataracts (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) Huka Falls Aratiatia Rapids Structures (upstream to downstream) Tongariro Street Bridge at Taupō Gates Pedestrian bridge at Huka Falls Taupō Bypass Aratiatia Dam Ohaaki Road State Highway 5 Tutukau Road Ohakuri Dam Ohakuri Village Road Atiamuri Dam State Highway 1 Whakamaru Dam Maraetai Dam - Maraetai I and Maraetai II powerhouse Waipapa Dam Arapuni Road Arapuni Dam Arapuni Suspension Bridge Powerhouse Road Bridge Maungatautari Road Bridge Karapiro Dam Fergusson Bridge Victoria Bridge (Cambridge) Narrows Bridge Te Ara Pekapeka Bridge Cobham Bridge Victoria Bridge (Hamilton) Claudelands Bridge Claudelands Railway Bridge Whitiora Bridge Fairfield Bridge Pukete Bridge Pukete sewer bridge Waikato Expressway Horotiu Bridge Road and Te Awa cycleway Great South Road (Ngāruawāhia) Ngāruawāhia rail bridge Tainui Bridge Road (Huntly) Huntly rail bridge Glen Murray Road (Rangiriri) Mercer Ferry Road Tuakau Bridge Longest New Zealand rivers 1: Waikato 2: Clutha / Mata-Au 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitīkei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Ōreti 11: Rangitaiki 12: Manawatū

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