Awakino River (Waikato)

It has been described as one of the great rivers in the North Island providing top-quality backcountry fishing.

Awakino township lies on its river banks.

[1] It rises on peaks of up to 762 m (2,500 ft) in the Herangi Range[2] and flows 75 km (47 mi),[3] initially southerly and then through Awakino Gorge in a south-westerly direction.

[4] The river rises in the rugged bush country of the King Country and flows south via the settlement of Mahoenui from where it runs alongside State Highway 3 to the Tasman Sea at Awakino.

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