Tenaru River

{{Short description|River in the Solomon Islands}} {{Infobox river | name = Tenaru | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption=  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Solomon Islands | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= mouth | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = Guadalcanal | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = | mouth_location = Savo Sound | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}

The '''Tenaru''' is the name of a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal with a tributary at Ironbottom Sound (called '''Savo Sound''' prior to World War II). During World War II, it was the site for the Battle of the Tenaru River.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PacificWrecks.com |title=Pacific Wrecks - Battle of the Tenaru (Battle of the Ilu River/Alligator Creek) |url=https://pacificwrecks.com/battle/battle-of-the-tenaru.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=pacificwrecks.com |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Guadalcanal Category:Rivers of the Solomon Islands