Wailuā River

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The North Fork begins at the Mount Waiʻaleʻale at coordinates Script error: No such module "Coordinates". and flows Script error: No such module "convert".[1] east to its junction with the South Fork. The South Fork forms at the junction of several streams southwest of Hanamaulu and flows Script error: No such module "convert". east,[1] over Wailua Falls, to its junction with the North Fork.

Other points of interest along the river system include a bird refuge, Kamokila Hawaiian Village, Secret Falls and a pool which formerly included a rope swing.

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  1. a b c U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 28, 2011
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