Waikawau River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationHerangi Range
Mouth 
  location
North Taranaki Bight
  coordinates
38°28′41″S 174°38′10″E / 38.478°S 174.636°E / -38.478; 174.636
  elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length13 km (8 mi)

The Waikawau River is a river of the Waitomo District in the southern Waikato region. It flows generally west from the Herangi Range to reach the North Taranaki Bight 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mokau.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of the shag" for Waikawau.[1]

See also

References

"Place name detail: Waikawau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.


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