Tūranga Creek

Tūranga Creek
View of Tūranga Creek from Whitford
Mouth of the Tūranga Creek
Tūranga Creek (New Zealand)
Route of the Tūranga Creek
Native nameTūranga (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°59′09″S 174°56′56″E / 36.9859°S 174.949°E / -36.9859; 174.949
MouthTāmaki Strait
 • coordinates
36°53′34″S 174°57′33″E / 36.8929°S 174.9592°E / -36.8929; 174.9592
Basin features
ProgressionTūranga Creek → Tāmaki Strait → Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana → Pacific Ocean
LandmarksWade Island, Whitford
Tributaries 
 • leftMangemangeroa Creek

Tūranga Creek, also known as the Tūranga River or Tūranga Estuary, is a stream and tidal estuary in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. The township of Whitford was founded at the navigable headlands of the creek.

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