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Wairahi River

Coordinates: 36°12′57″S 175°20′54″E / 36.21584°S 175.34823°E / -36.21584; 175.34823
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Wairahi River
Head of the Wairahi River in 1908
Map
Route of the Wairahi River
Wairahi River is located in Auckland
Wairahi River
Mouth of the Wairahi River
Wairahi River is located in New Zealand
Wairahi River
Wairahi River (New Zealand)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°12′17″S 175°23′38″E / 36.2047°S 175.3939°E / -36.2047; 175.3939
MouthWairahi Bay
 • coordinates
36°12′57″S 175°20′54″E / 36.21584°S 175.34823°E / -36.21584; 175.34823
Length7 km (4 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionWairahi RiverWairahi BayPort FitzroyHauraki Gulf → Pacific Ocean

The Wairahi River is a river of New Zealand's Great Barrier Island. It is the only river (so named) on the island — the island's other watercourses all having names ending is "stream". The Wairahi flows generally west, roughly paralleling the island's long southwestern shore, from its origins north of Whangaparapara Harbour. A walking track from Whangaparapara to Port Fitzroy follows the river for part of its length.

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References

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