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On the north side of the lake, 24 km (15 mi) from the Tekapo township is the Roundhill Ski Area situated in the Two Thumb Range, which caters primarily to beginner and intermediate skiers. For advanced skiers, Roundhill Ski Area also has the world's longest and steepest rope tow which runs to the top of the Richmond Range at 2,133 m (6,998 ft ...
In 1951, the completion of Lake Tekapo Dam submerged a homestead on the site. In 1957, fencing and tree planting of the area began to control soil erosion and drifting sands; [1] the plantings were mostly Corsican, Lodgepole and Ponderosa pine with some European larch. [2] In 1963, the area was vested as a Soil Conservation Reserve. [1]
Lake Tekapo Regional Park is a recreation area of 165 hectares (410 acres) located to the east of the township. The park includes picnic areas, an enclosed dog exercise park and 24 kilometres (15 mi) of cycling and walking tracks.
Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown Lake Tekapo Lake Rotorua from above Rotorua Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake Ōkārito Lagoon. This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.). There are:
The prominent central zigzag is Lake Wakatipu; to the north are the twin lakes of Wānaka and Hāwea, beyond which lie the Mackenzie Basin's Ōhau, Pukaki, and Tekapo. To the left of Wakatipu is the branched form of Lake Te Anau; south of this is the smaller Manapouri and – close to the south coast – Hauroko and Poteriteri.
Sparsely populated, and with only four settlements (Lake Tekapo, population <500; Mount Cook Village, population <150; Twizel, population <1,000; and Omarama, population <400), the Mackenzie Country comprises an area of huge glacial lakes and snow-capped mountains, particularly favoured by tourists and skiers.
Lake Tekapo, the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand; Lake Tekapo Airport, Non-Certificated Airport 1.5 nmi (1.7 mi; 2.8 km) west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the South Island in New Zealand
Lake Pukaki was initially dammed at this stage to provide storage and flow control. A small station was also installed on Lake Tekapo, but although it has a small dam to raise the pre-existing lake, water was taken through a 1.6 km (1 mi) tunnel to a powerstation below the level of the lake.