Waikato River

E92715

river

The Waikato River is New Zealand’s longest river, flowing through the central North Island and playing a key role in the region’s ecology, hydroelectric power generation, and Māori cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Waikato River canonical	25
Waikato River (historically via Awaroa River and Waiuku River)	1
Waikato River (western boundary nearby)	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
basinCountry	New Zealand ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
ecosystemType	freshwater river ecosystem ⓘ
flowsInto	Tasman Sea ⓘ
flowsThrough	Cambridge ⓘ Hamilton ⓘ Ngaruawahia ⓘ Taupo ⓘ surface form: Taupō central North Island ⓘ
governedBy	Waikato River Authority ⓘ
hasHydroelectricDam	Arapuni Dam ⓘ Arapuni Power Station ⓘ Atiamuri Power Station ⓘ Karapiro Dam ⓘ Karapiro Power Station ⓘ Maraetai Power Station ⓘ Ohakuri Power Station ⓘ Waikato hydro scheme ⓘ Waipapa Power Station ⓘ Whakamaru Power Station ⓘ
hasIssue	agricultural runoff impacts ⓘ hydrological modification by dams ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
hasMajorTributary	Poutu River ⓘ Tongariro River ⓘ Waipā River ⓘ Whanganui River ⓘ surface form: Whanganui River diversion (historic)?
hasMāoriNameMeaning	flowing water ⓘ
isCulturallySignificantTo	Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi ⓘ Waikato-Tainui iwi ⓘ other Māori iwi of the region ⓘ
length	about 425 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Bay of Plenty Region ⓘ surface form: Bay of Plenty region Hamilton ⓘ North Island ⓘ Taupō District ⓘ Waikato District ⓘ Waikato Region ⓘ surface form: Waikato region
longestRiverIn	New Zealand ⓘ
mouthLocatedAt	Port Waikato ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Tasman Sea ⓘ
numberOfHydroelectricStations	eight main stations (approximate) ⓘ
sourceCountry	New Zealand ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Lake Taupō ⓘ
subjectTo	Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010 ⓘ
supports	native fish species ⓘ wetland habitats ⓘ
usedFor	commercial navigation (limited) ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Island → hasRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato Region → namedAfter → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato Region → hasMajorRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato Region → knownFor → Waikato River ⓘ

Hamilton urban area → majorRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Hamilton → locatedOnRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Lake Taupō → locatedOn → Waikato River ⓘ

Lake Taupō → hasOutflow → Waikato River ⓘ

Manukau Harbour → hasInflow → Waikato River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waikato River (historically via Awaroa River and Waiuku River)

Cambridge, New Zealand → isLocatedOn → Waikato River ⓘ

Hamilton, New Zealand → locatedOnRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

New Zealand North Island → containsFeature → Waikato River ⓘ

Matamata → hasNearbyRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Hamilton City → locatedOnRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Hakarimata Range → overlooks → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato-Tainui → hasRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato-Tainui → culturalCenter → Waikato River ⓘ

Cambridge → locatedOnRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

subject surface form: Cambridge, New Zealand

Firth of Thames → receivesRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato → namedAfter → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato → hasMajorRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato → knownFor → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato → hasGeographicFeature → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato District → knownFor → Waikato River ⓘ

Waikato District → traversedBy → Waikato River ⓘ

Ngaruawahia → locatedOnRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

Hamilton East → hasRiver → Waikato River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waikato River (western boundary nearby)