Tauhoa River

Tauhoa River
Route of the Tauhoa River
Mouth of the Tauhoa River Tauhoa River (New Zealand)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland Region
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	36.3405°S 174.3995°E / -36.3405; 174.3995
Mouth	Kaipara Harbour
• coordinates	36.4153°S 174.3625°E / -36.4153; 174.3625
Length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Tauhoa River → Kaipara Harbour → Tasman Sea
Tributaries
• left	Whanaki River, Opatu River, Papakanui River
• right	Opou 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

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.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

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