| Waikare River | |
| Source1 Location: | Russell Forest |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 10km (10miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 340m (1,120feet) |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
The Waikare River is a river in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Rising in the Russell Forest, it flows into the southern end of the Waikare Inlet, a drowned valley which forms a southeastern arm of the Bay of Islands.[1]