Tongariro River Map
The Tongariro River is a river in New Zealand. This map shows its course from Upper Waikato Stream to Lake Taupō on shaded relief, with its river network, lakes, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
It rises at Upper Waikato Stream and flows into Lake Taupō.
The highlighted blue line is the course of the Tongariro River as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Hastings, Napier, Rotorua, Whanganui, Taupō, Whakatāne, Tokoroa and Hāwera.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the course of the Tongariro River come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the line is a guide to where the Tongariro River is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Tongariro River facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | Upper Waikato Stream |
| Mouth | Lake Taupō |
| Countries | New Zealand |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the countries: New Zealand. Compare with the world rivers map.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Tongariro River start and end?
The Tongariro River rises at Upper Waikato Stream and flows into Lake Taupō.
Can I download a blank map of the Tongariro River?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted river but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Tongariro River Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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