Ruamāhanga River

river in the Wellington Region, New Zealand
Place river Q733177
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Summary

Ruamāhanga River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Masterton District[3], Carterton District[4], South Wairarapa District[5], Wellington Region[6]
  • Country: New Zealand[7]
  • Inflows: Lake Ngānoke[8]
  • Commons category: Ruamāhanga River[9]
  • Mouth of the watercourse: Lake Ōnoke[10]
  • Lake on watercourse: Lake Wairarapa[11]
  • Has part(s): Ruamahanga Diversion[12], Ruamahanga Gorge[13], Q141694157[14]
  • Origin of the watercourse: Tararua Range[15], Dundas Ridge[16], Twins[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ruamahanga River[18]
  • Tributary: Chamberlain Creek[19], Ruapae Stream[20], Cleft Creek[21], Kōpuaranga River[22], Mangaotawake Stream[23], Waipoua River[24], Wangaehu River[25], Makoura Stream[26], Waingawa River[27], Tauweru River[28], Makahakaha Stream[29], Q141531499[30], Ahiaruhe Stream[31], Big Swamp Stream[32]
  • Category for the water basin: Q18340308[33]
  • Official name: Ruamahunga River[34]
  • Length: 158 km[35]
  • Watershed area: 3470 km²[36]
  • Located in protected area: Tararua Forest Park[37]

Why It Matters

Ruamāhanga River has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . New Zealand Gazetteer. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tributary: Q141694599"
  2. 2d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ruamāhanga Diversion, Ruamahanga Gorge, Q141694157
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Q141694157"
  3. 5d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tributary: Booths Creek"
  4. 6d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'pl', 'ru']
    Commons category → Ruamāhanga River
    Claims rich → —
    Name → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Commons category: Ruamāhanga River, Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
  5. 18d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ruamāhanga Diversion, Ruamahanga Gorge, Q141694157
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Ruamahanga Gorge"
  6. 19d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ruamāhanga Diversion, Ruamahanga Gorge, Q141694157
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Ruamāhanga Diversion"
  7. 20d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tributary: Waihora Stream"
  8. 21d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tributary: Makahakaha Stream"
  9. 21d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Chamberlain Creek, Ruapae Stream, Cleft Creek +29
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tributary: Chamberlain Creek"
  10. 22d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inflows → Lake Ngānoke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Inflows: Lake Ngānoke"
  11. 22d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mouth of the watercourse → Lake Ōnoke
    Origin of the watercourse → Tararua Range, Dundas Ridge, Twins
    Wikidata description → river in the Wellington Region, New Zealand
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -41.37112, 'lon': 175.14035}, {'lat': -40.744166666666665, 'lon': 175.44361111111112}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ New zealand gazetteer place id: 5196"
  12. 29d ago · Prosperosity · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the water basin → Q18340308
    Watershed area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3470'}
    Coordinates → —
    Length → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+158'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: stream"
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