Utakura River

The Utakura River is fed by Lake Omapere, to the north of Kaikohe, and flows west into the Waihou River arm of the Hokianga Harbour, just north of Horeke. The Mangataraire and Okaka streams are major tributaries of the Utakura River. The catchment covers approximately 120 square km and is dominated by pastoral land, with areas of native forest, pine forest and manuka scrub.