Awakino River (Waikato)

The Awakino River is a river located in the North Island of New Zealand. It has been described as one of the great rivers in the North Island providing top-quality backcountry fishing. Awakino township lies on its river banks.^[1] It rises on peaks of up to 762 m (2,500 ft) in the Herangi Range^[2] and flows 75 km (47 mi),^[3] initially southerly and then through Awakino Gorge in a south-westerly direction.^[4]