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Waitākere River

The Waitākere River is a river of the of 's . It flows north then west from its sources in the , reaching the Tasman Sea at , to the south of Muriwai Beach.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: river in Auckland Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Waitakere River”, “Waitakerei River”, and “Waitakeri River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Kawaupaka and Wainamu Falls.

Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as Lake Kawaupaku, is a small near Te Henga in the of . The lake is on private land, and is one of the few dune lakes in the region to be surrounded by native forest.

Waterfall
Lake Wainamu is a small near Te Henga in the of . It is located south-west of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Waitākere River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Te Henga/Bethells Beach and Anawhata.

Village
Photo: Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0.
Te Henga, or Bethells Beach, is a coastal community in , . The Māori name for the area, "Te Henga", is in reference to the long foredunes which run along the beach and look like the Henga or gunwale of an upturned waka hull.

Locality
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is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of . is situated 5 km south of Waitākere River.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach and village on the west coast of the of , popular with people from , 42 km away. The beach runs northwards for 50 km to the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour; the northern part is known as Te Oneone Rangatira Beach.

Waitākere River

Latitude
-36.87453° or 36° 52′ 28″ south
Longitude
174.45748° or 174° 27′ 27″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4VMP4FG4+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 505168840
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
2179864
Wiki­data ID
Q108751320
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Waitākere River” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وايتاكيرى”
  • French: “Waitakere”
  • German: “Waitākere River”
  • Japanese: “ワイターケレ川”
  • Japanese: “ワイタケレ川”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Waitākere River”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.