Waikōau River

River in Southland, New Zealand

46°05′08″S 167°19′04″E / 46.0856°S 167.3178°E / -46.0856; 167.3178 Mouth

• location

Te Waewae Bay

• coordinates

46°08′59″S 167°26′42″E / 46.1496°S 167.445°E / -46.1496; 167.445

• elevation

0 metres (0 ft)Basin featuresProgressionWaikōau River → Te Waewae Bay → Foveaux Strait

The Waikōau River is a river in southern Fiordland, New Zealand. Since 21 June 2019 the official name has been Waikōau River.^[1] Waikōau River North Branch has been the official name of a tributary, which joins the river about a kilometre from the sea, since 19 December 2019.^[2] Rising north of the Hump Ridge, it flows south-eastward into Te Waewae Bay.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "waters of the shag" for Waikōau.^[3]

There is also a Waikoau River in Hawke's Bay, which flows into the Aropaoanui River.^[4]

References

^ "Place name detail: Waikōau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Place name detail: Waikōau River North Branch". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
^ "Place name detail: Aropaoanui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 October 2023.