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{{Short description|River in Hawaii, U.S.}}
{{Distinguish|Waimea River (Kauai)}}
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| name               = Waimea River
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| image              = Waimea Falls (5216452573).jpg
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| image_caption      = Waimea Falls on the Kamananui stream a tributary of the Waimea
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| pushpin_map        = United States Oahu
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth within Oahu
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Hawaii]]
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| subdivision_name4  = [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|Honolulu County]]
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| source1_location   = [[Waimea Valley]]
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| mouth_location     = [[Waimea Bay, Hawaii|Waimea Bay]]
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The '''Waimea River''' is a [[river]] in [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|Honolulu County]] on the [[island]] of [[Oahu|O{{Okina}}ahu]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Hawaii]]. The river's main channel is {{convert|1.5|mi|km|}} long and has a watershed spanning 13.6 square miles, with a total length of {{cvt|24.4|km|abbr=on}} when its tributaries are included.<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|364803|name=Waimea River}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waimea River, Oahu |url=https://www.hawaiiwatershedatlas.com/watersheds/oahu/36010.pdf |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=Hawaii watershed atlas}}</ref> It is formed by the confluence of the Kamananui stream and the Kaiwiko{{okina}}ele stream northeast of [[Haleiwa, Hawaii|Haleiwa]] and flows northwest through the [[Waimea Valley]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]] at [[Waimea Bay, Hawaii|Waimea Bay]]. The name Waimea translates to "red water."<ref>Pukui, Mary Kawena. ''Place Names of Hawaii''. University of Hawaii Press. {{ISBN|0-8248-0524-0}}.</ref>
The mouth of the river has become famous for its waves that are created when residents dredge the beach, creating a channel that allows the watercourse to drain when it is cut off by the beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.best-of-oahu.com/waimea-bay.html|title = Waimea Bay - Best North Shore Beach}}</ref><ref name="2022-02_opening">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkE6JRyrno Connecting river to Ocean], "Skid Kids", [[YouTube.com]], 2022-02-09, accessed 2022-02-22</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Hawaii]]
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[[Category:Rivers of Hawaii]]