The Waimea River is the largest and the longest river on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii. At 35.7 km (22.2 mi) in length,[1] it is the 3rd longest rivers in the Hawaiian Islands, draining one sixth of the total area of the island.

Waimea
Location of mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
Region	Kauai
Physical characteristics
Source	Alaka'i Swamp (confluence of the Waiahulu and Po'omau streams)
• coordinates	22°05′25″N 159°39′19″W
Mouth
• location	Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii
• coordinates	21°57′17″N 159°39′35″W
Length	35.7 km (22.2 mi)
Basin size	227 km2 (88 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Makaweli River

It rises in a wet plateau of the island's central highlands, in the Alaka'i Swamp, the largest high-elevation swamp in the world. It flows south, passing through the spectacular 3,000-foot-deep (910 m) Waimea Canyon, known as the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific."

The valleys of the Waimea River and its tributary, the Makaweli River, were once heavily populated. It enters the Pacific Ocean at Waimea, near the 1778 landing place of Captain Cook on Kauai.

References

External links

• River Restoration Programs
• Geology of the Waimea Canyon Area

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[ru] Ваимеа (река, Кауаи)