Hikutaia River

Hikutaia River
Hikutaia River at Ferry Road
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCoromandel Range
 • elevation750 m (2,460 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Waihou River
 • elevation
2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin size73 km2 (28 sq mi)

The Hikutaia River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. It has its source in several streams which flow west from the Coromandel Range, the longest of which is the Waipaheke Stream. The river generally flows west, reaching its outflow into the Waihou River 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Paeroa on the edge of the Hauraki Plains.

Water quality is good, except for E. coli and ammoniacal nitrogen.[1]

  1. ^ "Hikutaia River at Old Maratoto Rd River Quality". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 14 March 2023.