The Waihāhā River is a river of the
Waikato Region
The Waikato () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton City, as well as ...
of New Zealand's
North Island
The North Island ( , 'the fish of Māui', historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of , it is the List ...
. It flows from its origins in several streams west of
Lake Taupō
Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...
, the most important of which are the Mangatu and Waitaia streams, which have their headwaters in the
Hauhungaroa Range. The Waihaha flows into the Western Bay of Lake Taupō at the settlement of
Waihāhā, north of
Kuratau
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori and south of Whareroa Village, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.
The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
Lake Taupō is erodi ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
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Taupō District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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