Swanson Stream
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| Swanson Stream | |
|---|---|
 The Swanson Stream near the Redwood Park Golf Club | |
  Mouth of Swanson Stream .png)  Swanson Stream (New Zealand) | |
 Route of the Swanson Stream | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Waitākere Ranges |
| Mouth | Huruhuru Creek |
• coordinates | 36°51′54″S 174°34′12″E / 36.865°S 174.570°E |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Swanson Stream → Huruhuru Creek → Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek → Waitematā Harbour |
| River system | Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek |
The Swanson Stream is a stream of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north-east from its source the Waitākere Ranges through rural West Auckland towards the suburb of Swanson, into the Huruhuru Creek which exits into Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek and the western the Waitematā Harbour. Since the mid-2000s, the stream has been forested with native flora.
The stream begins in the Waitākere Ranges north-east of the catchment of the Waitākere Reservoir,[1] at Pukematekeo.[2] It flows north-east to the outer Auckland suburb of Swanson. The Swanson Stream enters into the Huruhuru Creek, which flows into Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek and the western Waitematā Harbour. The river has a number of major tributaries, including the Momutu Stream at Te Rangi Hiroa Reserve, at the division between the suburbs of Rānui and Massey, the Waiomoko Stream and the Billy Joe Stream.[3][4][5]
The stream is a habitat for the New Zealand longfin eel, the short-finned eel, cran's bully, common bully (toitoi), redfin bully, New Zealand smelt, banded kōkopu, common galaxias (īnanga) and torrentfish (panoko).[2] The land adjacent to the stream form an alluvial flood zone, which was historically forested by tōtara, tītoki and west coast kōwhai.[6]