Awakino River (Northland) Explained
| Awakino River |
| Source1 Location: | Tutāmoe Range |
| Mouth Location: | Dargaville |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Length: | 38km (24miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 770m (2,530feet) |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m |
| Basin Size: | 116km2[1] |
| Mouth Coord Ref: | -35.9317°N 173.8981°W |
The Awakino River is a river of the Kaipara District in Northland Region. It flows 38km (24miles),[2] generally south from the Awakino Stream, which rises on the Tutāmoe Range, to reach the Wairoa River on the eastern edge of Dargaville.[3] The river is crossed by SH14[4] and the mothballed Dargaville Branch railway.[5]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Bad creek",[6] which accords with a 1981 description of "a slow, meandering drain through willows, swamp and flax lands, with little interest" and lined with muddy stop banks.
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.nrc.govt.nz/for-schools/school-information-packs/rivers-and-streams/ Rivers and streams, Northland Regional Council
- Web site: 1981. Recreational River Survey. live. NIWA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417002246/https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/w&smp14.pdf . 17 April 2021 .
- Web site: Awakino River, Northland. 2021-12-04. NZ Topo Map. en.
- Web site: Jun 2019. State Hwy 14. live. 2021-12-04. Google Maps. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204120747/https://www.google.com/maps/@-35.9278266,173.8886784,3a,75y,117.85h,69.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8DMqWleY9N4AfFqnll40eQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 . 4 December 2021 .
- Web site: 30 Jan 1940. Dargaville Rails To Be Linked In Six Weeks. NORTHERN ADVOCATE. live. 2021-12-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204120745/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19400130.2.27 . 4 December 2021 .
- Web site: 6 August 2019. 1000 Māori place names. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
