The Waikoau River is a river in southern Fiordland, New Zealand. Rising north of the Hump Ridge, it flows south-eastward into Te Waewae Bay.

Waikoau River
Swing bridge over Waikoau River, Tuatapere Humpridge Track
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Te Waewae Bay
• coordinates	46°08′59″S 167°26′44″E

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "waters of the shag" for Waikōau.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

"Place name detail: Waikoau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.