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Omanawa River

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127:, through a valley to enter a 122 m (400 ft) long narrow gorge through which the river flows in a series of rapids before 11.3 km (7.0 mi) above the confluence with the Wairoa the river drops 35 metres over the Omanawa Falls. At the base of the falls is a large deep pool approximately 100 metres in diameter. At the back and under the lip of the falls, the river has hollowed out a huge cavern. To one side of the falls is the 31: 214: 337: 371: 264: 356: 186: 134:
The Omanawa joins the Wairoa River about 9.7 km (6.0 mi) from its mouth and 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of
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which is powered by water diverted around the falls.
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New Zealand
Mouth
Wairoa River
Bay of Plenty Region
New Zealand
North Island
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Wairoa River
Mamaku Plateau
Omanawa Falls Power Station
Tauranga
List of rivers of New Zealand
"1000 Māori place names"



"Municipal Enterprise: Hydro-Electric Installation"
"Omanawa Falls"
"Place name detail: Omanawa River"
New Zealand Geographic Board
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Rivers of the Bay of Plenty Region

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