Whau River
The Whau River is an estuarial arm of the southwestern Waitemata Harbour within the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It flows north for 5.7 kilometres from its origin at the confluence of the Avondale Stream and Whau Stream to its mouth between the Te Atatū Peninsula and the long, thin Rosebank Peninsula in Avondale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whau Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Danica Esplanade Stormwater Pond and Longbush Road Stormwater Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Atatū Peninsula and Te Atatū South.
Te Atatū Peninsula
Suburb
Photo: Mark Boyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Te Atatū Peninsula is a waterfront suburb of West Auckland surrounded by the Waitematā Harbour. The area was home to brickworks and farmland until the Northwestern Motorway was constructed in the 1950s, after which Te Atatū developed a low and medium-cost suburb.
Te Atatū South
Suburb
Photo: RHarris00, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Atatū South is a residential suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand.
Rosebank
Quarter
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Rosebank is a peninsula and industrial suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the westernmost point of the Auckland isthmus. The peninsula runs from the southeast in a northerly direction, with the Whau River on its west. Rosebank is situated 3 km south of Whau River.
Whau River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Whau River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Welsh—“Whau River” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Río Whau”
- Asturian: “Ríu Whau”
- Cebuano: “Whau River”
- Dutch: “Whau River”
- French: “Whau (rivière)”
- French: “Whau”
- German: “Whau River”
- Welsh: “Afon Whau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Te Atatu and Lincoln.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Motumānawa/Pollen Island and Traherne Island.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whau River”. Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.