The Mangakino Stream is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ...

. It flows into Lake Maraetai just upstream of the

Mangakino Mangakino is a small town on the banks of the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the hydroelectric power station at Lake Maraetai, southeast of Hamilton. The town and its infrastructure are administered a ...

township. The Mangakino Stream is approximately in length. The stream was once known as Mangakino River. By 1949 both names were in use.

Etymology

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

, ''mangakino'' means "stagnant (or useless) stream" (''manga'' = stream, ''kino'' = useless or stagnant). Reed, A.W. (1975). ''Place names of New Zealand''. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 245.

References

External links

Water Quality – Mangakino River at Sandel Rd
– Waikato Regional Council
Water Quality – Mangakino Stm (Whakamaru) at Sandel Rd
LAWA
River Flow – Mangakino at Dillon Road
– NIWA managed recording site
Waikato River Trails
Tributaries of the Waikato River Rivers of Waikato Rivers of New Zealand {{Waikato-river-stub