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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Hawaii. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
The Hawaii water resource region is one of 21 major geographic areas, or regions, in the first level of classification used by the United States Geological Survey to divide and sub-divide the United States into successively smaller hydrologic units. These geographic areas contain either the drainage area of a major river, or the combined ...
Sometimes it is not regarded as a lake due to the irregularity of the water level. [ 7 ] According to Hawaiian linguists Mary Kawena Pukui , Samuel H. Elbert , and Esther T. Mookini, the lake and the surrounding land division was named after its owner, either the Hawaiian high chief ( aliʻi ) or the Oʻahu trickster god Hālaliʻi.
This is a list of rivers and streams in Hawaii . Modern maps show some 360 streams in the Hawaiian Islands . However, because of the small size of the islands in comparison with continental areas, there are very few navigable rivers anywhere in the islands.
The lake is only fed by precipitation, which occurs primarily during the winter; its catchment area is about 135,000 m 2 (1,450,000 sq ft; 13.5 ha; 33 acres), mostly located within the Pu'u Waiau cinder cone. [2] The lake is an anomaly in the peak region of Mauna Kea as everywhere else the ground is unable to retain water.
Bodies of water of Hawaii by island (5 C) B. Bays of Hawaii (2 C, 4 P) C. Canals in Hawaii (1 C, 5 P) Channels of Hawaii (2 P) F. Fishponds of Hawaii (10 P) L ...
The water sources for the South Wairarapa District Council area are the Waiohine catchment for Featherston, the Kuratawhiti Street bore for Greytown residents, and the Herricks bore field for users in Martinborough. [16] Water supplies for the Kāpiti Coast region are sourced from combination of bores and surface water from the Waikanae River. [17]
Pages in category "Bodies of water of Hawaii (island)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.