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Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Manawatu Gorge

Floor51 m167 ft
Depth
299 m
Rim
361 m
Length
6 km
Tonight
10°CPartly cloudy · Wind 38 km/h W

Manawatu Gorge is up to 299 m deep: the rim reaches 361 m and the floor 51 m, along 6 km.

All facts
Floor
51 m
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Depth

Depth of Manawatu Gorge

Up to 299 m deep (typically 235 m) along the 6.0 km in view.

0100200300400299 mrimfloor0246.0 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Manawatu Gorge 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Manawatu Gorge terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Manawatu Gorge elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Manawatu Gorge weather

Today · Cloudy · 10 / 15°C (50 / 59°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 38 km/h W

Manawatu Gorge forecast for about 361 m.

  • Today10°15°0.1 mm38 km/h W
  • Sun9°15°0.3 mm38 km/h W
  • Mon9°17°–36 km/h NW
  • Tue7°14°8.4 mm39 km/h NW
  • Wed7°12°3.4 mm39 km/h NW
  • Thu9°14°4.4 mm46 km/h W
  • Fri8°13°–28 km/h W
  • Sat9°13°0.4 mm39 km/h W
  • Sun10°16°0.2 mm25 km/h NW
  • Mon12°18°5.8 mm30 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Manawatu Gorge

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Manawatu Gorge, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.5 km NNE

    +2 more within 2.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Te Waha o Te Kurī / Woodville Ferry Reserve

    2.4 km SE · +1 more within 3.9 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking1.5 km NNE
Te Waha o Te Kurī / Woodville Ferry ReserveCampsite2.4 km SE
Western Gateway Car ParkParking2.8 km WNW
Manawatū Gorge Track Woodville End Car ParkParking2.9 km SE
Ashhurst Domain CampgroundCampsite3.9 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 66% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
66.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
28.4%
Steep, 30–45°
5.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
5.5% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
688 m low point 43 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 70.1%Trees 27.0%Built-up 0.9%Water 0.9%Cropland 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 1,815 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Giant maidenhair fern50
  • Scarlet Pouch42
  • Taurepo42
  • Knobbled Orbweaver38
  • New Zealand Pigeon34
  • Tūī32
Where it sits

Where Manawatu Gorge sits

Region
Manawatū-Whanganui Region5New Zealand112Oceania282
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-02-13)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia