The Orutua River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. One of the country's easternmost rivers, it rises in rough hill country to the southwest of East Cape, flowing north to reach the Pacific Ocean to the east of Te Araroa.[1]

Orutua River
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Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Pacific Ocean
Length10 km (6 mi)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Place name detail: Orutua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

37°38′28″S 178°26′51″E / 37.641244°S 178.447536°E / -37.641244; 178.447536