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Mōkau River

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43: 31: 294:, with a high tide, larger vessels can pass safely and enter the river, which is navigable for 37 kilometres (23 mi) upstream. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the banks of the river were host to a thriving industry of logging and coal-mining. However, the risks and costs of transporting goods down the Mōkau eventually ended such enterprise. 433: 482: 419: 402: 203: 148: 271:. After briefly following a north-westward course, it turns south-westwards and flows for 158 kilometres (98 mi) through the 475: 397: 511: 516: 468: 501: 506: 423: 376:
The variation in river mouth dynamics, spit and shoreline morphology at Mokau (M.Sc., University of Waikato)
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Fish and fisheries values of the Mokau River and tributaries draining the Mokau coalfield
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Auckland Weekly News photo of 1927 opening of Mokau Bridge
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about 1 km south of Magokewa, near State Highway 30
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Interactive map
Māori
New Zealand
Waikato
Waitomo
Pureora Forest
38°28′23″S 175°17′38″E / 38.473°S 175.294°E / -38.473; 175.294
Mouth
North Taranaki Bight
38°42′22″S 174°36′54″E / 38.7060°S 174.6149°E / -38.7060; 174.6149
North Island
New Zealand
Pureora Forest
Te Kūiti
Rangitoto Range
Waitomo District
King Country
North Taranaki Bight
Mōkau
sandbar
whitebaiting
kayaking
Wairere Power Station
Mokau River
SS Mokau, Mōkau River, 1908
Puke Ariki - Shooting Up The Mokau River
Puke Ariki - Mokau River Holds Stories of Past
Wairere Falls on 1:50,000 map

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