The Tākou River (sometimes Takau,[1] and, in its upper reaches, fed by the Tākou Stream)[2] is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally east from its sources east of Kaeo to reach the Pacific Ocean at Tākou Bay, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Kerikeri.[3]
| Tākou River | |
|---|---|
 Tākou River waterfall in 1903 | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Huia |
| • elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tākou Bay |
• elevation | 0m |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 73 km (45 mi) |
The river is about 6 km (3.7 mi) long. Its main tributary is the Hikurua River. Tākou River is an official name, gazetted on 29 July 1948.[4] Over ⅔ of the catchment is pasture, with native forest reduced to 14.2% and regenerating manuka, kānuka and other native trees covering about 6.1% of it. Phosphorus and e. coli pollute the river.[5] The original bush was felled in the 1890s, when timber was floated down the river.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Northland brown kiwi call count monitoring 2018" (PDF). DoC.
- ^ "Place name detail: Tākou Stream". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Takou Stream, Northland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Place name detail: Tākou River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Tākou Awa Water quality 2019-2020" (PDF). Northland Regional Council. 2021.
- ^ "Auckland Star". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 23 October 1895. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
"Place name detail: Takou River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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