Kōpuapounamu River

Kōpuapounamu River
Route of the Kōpuapounamu River
Mouth of the Kōpuapounamu River
Kōpuapounamu River (North Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRaukūmara Range
 • coordinates37°45′30″S 178°07′17″E / 37.75823°S 178.12134°E / -37.75823; 178.12134
Mouth 
 • location
Awatere River
 • coordinates
37°41′43″S 178°19′04″E / 37.69516°S 178.31778°E / -37.69516; 178.31778
Basin features
ProgressionKōpuapounamu RiverAwatere River → Kawakawa Bay → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftPōhue Stream, Mākākāriki Stream, Te Whairepo Stream, Kakiotemoa Stream, Te Puia Stream
 • rightMatawera Stream, Waihora Stream, Mangakiokio Stream, Matawera Stream

The Kōpuapounamu River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from the eastern end of the Raukūmara Range, reaching the Awatere River 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Te Araroa.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Kōpuapounamu River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 13 December 2025.