Waimamaku River
The Waimamaku River in April 2010, looking inland near its mouth.
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMataraua Forest
Mouth 
  location
Tasman Sea
Length26 km (16 mi)

The Waimamaku River is a river in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It has a catchment of 133 square kilometres. Its name is Māori for "water of mamaku fern".[1]

The river's upper catchment contains native forests: it rises in the Mataraua Forest and flows in a generally westerly direction, north of the Waipoua Forest. The lower catchment is largely pastoral, with the river passing through Waimamaku township before reaching the Tasman Sea eight kilometres south of the mouth of the Hokianga Harbour. A sampling site between Waimamaku and the sea monitors water quality.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Waimamaku River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. "Waimamaku River". Land Air Water Aotearoa. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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