Wairaki Stream Duck Creek | |
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Native name | Wairaki |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Wairaki / Lynfield Reserve |
• coordinates | 36°55′36″S 174°43′19″E / 36.92672°S 174.72193°E |
• elevation | 45 m (148 ft)[1] |
Mouth | Lynfield Cove |
• coordinates | 36°55′38″S 174°42′41″E / 36.92729°S 174.71139°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Wairaki Stream → Lynfield Cove → Blockhouse Bay → Manukau Harbour → Tasman Sea |
Wairaki Stream is a stream in the suburb of Lynfield in Auckland, New Zealand. One of two named streams that flows into the Manukau Harbour from the Auckland isthmus, the stream is primarily surrounded by reserves, and is a home for native bird and plant species. During suburban development, the mouth of the stream was fed into a culvert, and a stone wall constructed in Lynfield Cove, where a park was developed on the reclaimed land. The beetle species Microscydmus lynfieldi was first discovered at Wairaki Stream.