Waitoa
Waitoa is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -37.66°, 175.66°
About Waitoa
The Waitoa River is a major river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially northeast from its origins at Piarere (north of Lake Karapiro), before veering north through the Hinuera Gap and across the Hinuera Plains to pass to the west of Matamata, Walton and Waharoa before running through the settlement of Waitoa and reaching the southern edge of the Hauraki Plains. It converges with the Piako River in the Kopuatai Peat Dome wetland, approximately 15 kilometres north of Morrinsville.
The river largely follows the former course of the Waikato River, the course of which was drastically altered by the Oruanui eruption 25,000 years ago.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Waitoa River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Waitoa: Key Facts
| Length | 62 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Piako River |
Facts from Wikidata Q7960628 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Waitoa: Quick Answers
- Where is Waitoa?
- Waitoa is located in New Zealand, at 37.6621° S, 175.6562° E.
- Are there dams on the Waitoa?
- No dam on the Waitoa is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.