Waiaua River (Taranaki)
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The Waiaua River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from the slopes of Mount Taranaki to reach the Tasman Sea at Ōpunake.
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Waiaua River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Taranaki |
• coordinates | 39°18′13″S 174°03′05″E |
Mouth | |
• location | South Taranaki Bight |
• coordinates | 39°27′46″S 173°51′42″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Waiaua River → South Taranaki Bight → Tasman Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Waiaua Fork Stream |
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The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "waters containing herring" for Waiaua.[1] Aua is usually translated as yellow-eye mullet.[2]