Kaukonahua River

The Kaukonahua Stream[1] or Kaukonahua River is a 9.9-mile-long (15.9 km)[2] river on the island of Oʻahu which is one of the Hawaiian Islands. Including its longer South Fork, the stream's total length is 28.0 miles (45.1 km).[2] It flows down in a generally northwest direction, from 21°30′7″N 157°54′13″W into the Pacific Ocean. The North and South forks meet at coordinates 21°29′44″N 158°5′50″W.[1] It is the longest river of the whole island group. It empties into Kaiʻaka Bay near Waialua, Hawaii, at coordinates 21°34′47″N 158°7′10″W.

Kaukonahua River or Kaukonahua Stream
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationOahu, Hawaii
Mouth 
  location
Pacific Ocean
  elevation
Sea level
Length~ 53 km (33 mi)

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaukonahua Stream
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 28, 2011
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