Te Awa o Mokotūāraro

Te Awa o Mokotūāraro Clive River
The Clive River Bridge
Route of Te Awa o Mokotūāraro
Mouth of Te Awa o Mokotūāraro Te Awa o Mokotūāraro (North Island)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Hawke's Bay
District	Hastings
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Karamū Stream and Raupare Stream
• location	Whakatu
• coordinates	39.60169°S 176.87349°E / -39.60169; 176.87349
Mouth	Hawke Bay
• location	Waitangi Estuary
• coordinates	39°34′19″S 176°55′34″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	33 km (21 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Te Awa o Mokotūāraro → Waitangi Estuary→ Hawke Bay → Pacific Ocean
Cities	Whakatu, Clive
Bridges	Railway Bridge (Palmerston North–Gisborne Line), Clive Bridge

Te Awa o Mokotūāraro, formerly known as the Clive River, is a river in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. At 33 kilometres (21 mi) long, it is the shortest of the main rivers flowing through the Heretaunga Plains. It flows into Hawke Bay near the town of Clive.

Te Awa o Mokotūāraro occupies the former course of the Ngaruroro River, which in 1867 changed flow to its present course during major flooding.