Waiheke River

Waiheke River
Waiheke River (right) joins the Tūtaekurī River (bottom) to form the Ahauri River (left)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Barron
• elevation	1,806 m (5,925 ft)
Mouth
• location	Ahaura River
• elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Length	22 km (14 mi)

The Waiheke River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west from its origins on Mount Barron in the Southern Alps to reach the Ahaura River,^[1] which it forms where it joins the Tūtaekurī River, 20 kilometres northwest of Lake Sumner.

The Waiheke River flows down a long, low valley and is predominantly a shingle bed river flowing through beech forest with a margin of tussock grass along the banks. It can be kayaked, except during summer droughts.^[2]

A pack-track to Canterbury used to go through Amuri Pass into the Doubtful River Valley.^[2] It was improved by John Rochfort in 1863.^[3] A route over the 993 m (3,258 ft) Amuri Pass remains in use.^[4][5] Slaty Creek Hut has 4 beds, was built in 1952 by deer cullers and is now used by recreational hunters, trampers and climbers.^[6]

• List of rivers of New Zealand

"Place name detail: Waiheke River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

42°33′S 171°58′E / 42.550°S 171.967°E / -42.550; 171.967