Ōhau River (Manawatū-Whanganui)

{{Short description|River in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand}}

{{Not to be confused with|Ōhau River (Canterbury)}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| name = Ōhau River

| native_name ={{native name|mi|Ōhau}}

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| pushpin_map = New Zealand

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Ōhau River mouth

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Manawatū-Whanganui Region

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Horowhenua District

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| length = {{convert|39|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| source1 = Tararua Range

| source1_location = Dora Ridge

| source1_coordinates= {{Coord|40|44|9|S|175|24|7|E}}

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| mouth = Tasman Sea

| mouth_location = Kuku Beach

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The Ōhau River is in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island.{{cite web |title=NZGB Gazetteer |url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/33046 |publisher=New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa |accessdate=9 April 2020}} It flows from the confluence of two short rivers, the North Ōhau River and the South Ōhau River. The Ōhau initially flows north, turning west to the southeast of Levin. It reaches the Tasman Sea {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} southwest of Levin.