Whirinaki River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ngapukehaua |
• location | Waimā Forest |
• coordinates | 35°30′32″S 173°33′04″E / 35.508841°S 173.5511°E / -35.508841; 173.5511 |
• elevation | 640 metres (2,100 ft) |
Mouth | Hokianga Harbour |
• location | Tidal estuary near Ōnoke |
• coordinates | 35°25′09″S 173°26′20″E / 35.41919°S 173.439°E / -35.41919; 173.439 |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Falls Creek, Okopako Stream, Wheoki Stream |
• right | Karuhiruhi Stream |
The Whirinaki River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the Waima Forest through the settlement of Whirinaki to the Hokianga Harbour.
See also
References
"Place name detail: Whirinaki River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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