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Tauhoa River

Coordinates: 36°24′55″S 174°21′45″E / 36.4153°S 174.3625°E / -36.4153; 174.3625
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Tauhoa River
Map
Route of the Tauhoa River
Tauhoa River is located in Auckland
Tauhoa River
Mouth of the Tauhoa River
Tauhoa River is located in New Zealand
Tauhoa River
Tauhoa River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°20′26″S 174°23′58″E / 36.3405°S 174.3995°E / -36.3405; 174.3995
MouthKaipara Harbour
 • coordinates
36°24′55″S 174°21′45″E / 36.4153°S 174.3625°E / -36.4153; 174.3625
Length8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTauhoa RiverKaipara HarbourTasman Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftWhanaki River, Opatu River, Papakanui River
 • rightOpou Creek, Onemanga Creek, Kahutaewao Creek, Hiki Creek, Te Raupa Creek

The Tauhoa River is an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. As part of the harbour's drowned valley system, it consists of narrow channels flowing south through expanses of mudflat to meet with the main waters of the Kaipara due east of the harbour entrance. The Tauhoa Channel links the entrance with the river mouth.

History

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In pre-European times, the Tauhoa River was important to the Tāmaki Māori people of the Kaipara Harbour. The Opou portage allowed waka to be transported across the Okahukura Peninsula between the Oruawharo and Tauhoa rivers.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage. Random House New Zealand. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-86962-1513.