The Hanalei River on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii flows north from the eastern slopes of Mount Waiʻaleʻale for 26.5 km (16.5 mi)[1] until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Hanalei Bay as an estuary. With a long-term mean discharge of 216 cubic feet (6.12 cubic meters) per second,[2] in terms of water flow it is the second-largest river in the state; although its watershed of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) is only sixth-largest on Kauaʻi, it encompasses areas of the highest recorded rainfall on the planet and plunges precipitously from its headwaters at 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level.
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 28, 2011
^Fish and Wildlife Service (August 20, 2002). "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Newcomb's Snail" (PDF). Federal Register. Vol. 67, no. 161. p. 2.
^Dawn E. Duensing (April 8, 2002). "Kaua'i Belt Road (North Shore section) nomination form". National Register of Historic Places. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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