Hoteo River

The Hoteo River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It flows southwest from its sources close to the North Auckland Peninsula's east coast before emptying into the southern lobe of the Kaipara Harbour.

Hoteo River
The Hoteo River as it reaches the Mangakura Inlet.
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Kaipara Harbour
Length28 km (17 mi)
Basin size405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average11 m3/s (390 cu ft/s)

Description

The headwaters of the Hoteo River is the Waitapu Stream that starts within 5 km of the East Coast and the system drains out into the West Coast of Northland. The Hoteo forms at the confluence of the Whangaripo and Waiwhiu streams.[1]

State Highway 1 crosses the river at Wayby, south of Wellsford and State Highway 16 crosses the river near Mangakura where it discharges into the Kaipara Harbour. The North Auckland Rail Line crosses the Hoteo river 3 times within 1.5 km; to the north of Kaipara Flats.

The lower reaches of the river are popular with whitebaiters and recreational fishermen and the river also hosts the annual Hoteo River Raft Race, a no-holds-barred event.

Geology

The river is an antecedent drainage stream. The river began flowing when the surrounding lands were a low-lying plain. Over time, the surrounding land was uplifted, but the Hoteo River retained the same course, creating a gorge through the uplifting rock.[2]

History

The Hoteo River was a traditional rohe (border) marker for the iwi (tribe) Ngāti Manuhiri's northernmost lands.[3]

See also

References

"Place name detail: Hoteo River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

  1. "Hoteo River Catchment: Environment and Socio-economic Review" (PDF). Auckland Council. August 2014.
  2. Hayward, Bruce W. (2017). Out of the Ocean, Into the Fire. Geoscience Society of New Zealand. pp. 220–222. ISBN 978-0-473-39596-4.
  3. Ngāti Manuhiri; The Crown (21 May 2011). "Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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