The Wheao River is a river of the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. An upper tributary of the Rangitaiki River, it flows predominantly north through the Kaingaroa Forest to reach the Rangitaiki south of Murupara.

• List of rivers of New Zealand

"Place name detail: Wheao River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

38°34′S 176°39′E / 38.567°S 176.650°E / -38.567; 176.650