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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:
Lake Taupō, the largest lake Lake Marian in Fiordland National Park. There are 3,820 lakes in New Zealand that have a surface area larger than one hectare. Many of the lakes in the central North Island are volcanic crater lakes. The majority of the lakes near the Southern Alps were carved by glaciers.
Lake Hāwea is New Zealand's ninth largest lake located on the South Island in the Otago Region at an altitude of 348 m. It covers 141 km 2 and is 392 m deep. [citation needed] Lake Hāwea is named after a Māori tribe who preceded the Waitaha people in the area. [1] Lake Hāwea stretches 35 km from north to south.
Lake Rotomā is the fourth largest lake in the Bay of Planty region of New Zealand. It is the easternmost lake in a chain of three lakes to the north-east of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoehu. Lake Rotomā formed within the Rotomā Caldera after lava flows blocked its outlet about 10,000 ...
The Southern Lakes is an unofficial name given to an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Despite being an unofficial designation, the term Southern Lakes is sometimes used by organisations such as the New Zealand Meteorological Service [ 1 ] and Automobile Association. [ 2 ]
Lake Wānaka is New Zealand's fourth-largest lake and the seat of the town of Wānaka in the Otago region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The lake is 278 meters above sea level, covers 192 km 2 (74 sq mi), and is more than 300 m (980 ft) deep.
The power house is in a cavern, while two tailrace tunnels take the water from the power house 10 km (6 mi) to Deep Cove and the sea. The Manapouri Control Structure (Mararoa dam) downstream from the original outlet of Lake Manapouri controls the lake level, and feeds water from the Mararoa river back up the river into the Lake.
Mavora Lakes is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by the Mararoa River.The area is managed by the Department of Conservation, and is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Area.