Kaukonahua River
Kaukonahua Stream
Kaukonahua River is located in Oahu
Kaukonahua River
Location of mouth
Kaukonahua River is located in Hawaii
Kaukonahua River
Kaukonahua River (Hawaii)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
RegionOahu
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationOahu, Hawaii
  coordinates21°29′49″N 158°02′56″W / 21.4970382°N 158.0488229°W / 21.4970382; -158.0488229
Mouth 
  location
Kaiʻaka Bay, Pacific Ocean
  coordinates
21°34′47″N 158°7′10″W / 21.57972°N 158.11944°W / 21.57972; -158.11944 (Kaukonahua Stream Mouth)
  elevation
Sea level
Length~ 53 km (33 mi)


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 / 21.50194°N 157.90361°W / 21.50194; -157.90361 (Kaukonahua Stream Source) into the Pacific Ocean. The North and South forks meet at coordinates 21°29′44″N 158°5′50″W / 21.49556°N 158.09722°W / 21.49556; -158.09722.[1] It is the longest river of the whole island group. It empties into Kaiʻaka Bay near Waialua, Hawaii.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaukonahua Stream
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 28, 2011
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