The Poroporo River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from its sources in the eastern foothills of the Raukumara Range, reaching the Waiapu River close to its mouth, having shared the Waiapu's bed since the town of Tikitiki.

Poroporo River
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRuatoria Forest
 • elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Waiapu River
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length18 km (11 mi)

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References

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"Place name detail: Poroporo River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

37°47′S 178°28′E / 37.783°S 178.467°E / -37.783; 178.467