Puhoi River

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Puhoi River
View from the bridge of New Zealand State Highway 1 to the southwest

View from the bridge of New Zealand State Highway 1 to the southwest

Data
location Northland Peninsula , Auckland Council , North Island , New Zealand
source 500 m east of the 357  m high Moir Hill
36 ° 28 ′ 4 ″  S , 174 ° 36 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height 325  m
muzzle 2 km north of Waiwera Coordinates: 36 ° 31 '43 "  S , 174 ° 43' 5"  E 36 ° 31 '43 "  S , 174 ° 43' 5"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 325 m
Bottom slope 18 ‰
length 18 km
View from the bridge of New Zealand State Highway 1 also to the northeast

View from the bridge of New Zealand State Highway 1 also to the northeast

The Puhoi River is an approximately 18 km long river on the east coast of the Northland Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The river has its source around 7 km northwest of Puhoi in a mountain landscape that has its highest point with the 357  m high Moir Hill . Around 2.5 km southeast of the town of Puhoi , the small river widens into an arm of the sea under the influence of the tides, until it flows into the Hauraki Gulf a good 5 km east of Puhoi .

The Wenderholm Regional Park is located in the mouth of the Puhoi River .

use

From Puhoi the river can be paddled with kayaks . Fishing is also possible in the water.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Determination of coordinates and longitudes of the Puhoi River on December 26, 2017 by Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3038.
  2. ^ Puhoi River . Land Air Water Aotearoa , accessed December 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed December 26, 2017 .