Waikawau River (Thames-Coromandel District)

The Waikawau River is the name of two rivers of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. The more southerly flows generally west from its sources in the Coromandel Range, reaching the Firth of Thames 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Tapu. The other flows south east off the Moehau Range to join the Pacific at Waikawau.[1]

For the river in south Waikato, see Waikawau River (Waitomo District).

Waikawau River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCoromandel Range
Mouth 
 • location
Firth of Thames
Length10 km (6 mi)

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of the shag" for Waikawau.[2]

See also

References

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

  1. "Waikawau River, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.


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