Piako River

Piako River
The Piako River at Ngatea
Data
location	Region Waikato (Region) , North Island (New Zealand)
River system	Piako River
origin	Confluence of Piakonui and Piakoiti Stream south of Kereone 37 ° 43 '7 "  S , 175 ° 37' 26"  O
muzzle	west of the Waihou River in the Firth of Thames Coordinates: 37 ° 11 ′ 32 "  S , 175 ° 29 ′ 50"  E 37 ° 11 ′ 32 "  S , 175 ° 29 ′ 50"  E
length	approx. 100 km  including a longer source river
Right tributaries	Waitoa River
Small towns	Morrinsville , Ngatea

The Piako River is a river located south of the Hauraki Gulf on the North Island of New Zealand . Together with the Waihou River, it is one of the most important rivers that deposited the alluvial land of the Hauraki Plains at the southern end of the Firth of Thames .

The two source rivers, Piakonui and Piakoiti Stream, arise in the Te Miro-Tahuroa Hills west of Matamata and join south of Kereone to form the Piako River. The river flows 100 km north before reaching the Firth of Thames 5 km west of Thames . On his way he passes the cities of Morrinsville and Ngatea .

A bridge, the Piako River Bridge , was built over the river in 1917 in Ngatea . At that time, water transport via rivers and canals was the predominant mode of transport. With the development of the first roads, the bridge was built to link Auckland and Tauranga .