Wairahi River
Appearance
Wairahi River | |
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![]() Head of the Wairahi River in 1908 | |
![]() Route of the Wairahi River | |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 36°12′17″S 175°23′38″E / 36.2047°S 175.3939°E |
Mouth | Wairahi Bay |
• coordinates | 36°12′57″S 175°20′54″E / 36.21584°S 175.34823°E |
Length | 7 km (4 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Wairahi River → Wairahi Bay → Port Fitzroy → Hauraki Gulf → Pacific Ocean |
The Wairahi River is a river of New Zealand's Great Barrier Island. It is the only river (so named) on the island — the island's other watercourses all having names ending is "stream". The Wairahi flows generally west, roughly paralleling the island's long southwestern shore, from its origins north of Whangaparapara Harbour. A walking track from Whangaparapara to Port Fitzroy follows the river for part of its length.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]"Place name detail: Wairahi River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.