This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.
A lake's location is identified by the region and the territorial authority. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of land that drains into the lake.
There are:
- 41 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km² (1000 ha)
- 229 lakes greater than 0.5 km² (50 ha)
- 3820 lakes greater than 0.01 km² (1 ha)
Largest
Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)
Deepest
These five lakes are all in the South Island. The deepest lake in the North Island is Lake Waikaremoana which has a depth of 248 m
North Island
Many of the lakes in the Auckland Region are man made reservoirs, constructed in the hilly catchment areas of the Waitakere and Hunua ranges in order to provide a water supply for the Auckland urban area.
Auckland Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Cosseys Reservoir |
Manukau City |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Lake Karaka |
Rodney |
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Lake Kawaupaka |
Waitakere |
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Dune lake |
Lake Kereta |
Rodney |
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Lake Kuwakatai |
Rodney |
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Lake Ngakaru |
Rodney |
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Lake Okaihau |
Waitakere City |
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Lake Ototoa |
Rodney |
1.39 km2 |
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Dune lake |
Lake Paekawau |
Waitakere City |
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Lake Piripoua |
Rodney |
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Lake Pokorua |
Franklin |
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Lake Poutoa |
Rodney |
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Lake Pupuke |
North Shore City |
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Crater lake |
Lake Waiataru |
Waitakere City |
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Dune lake |
Lake Wainamu |
Waitakere City |
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Dune lake |
Lower Huia Reservoir |
Waitakere City |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Lower Nihotupu Reservoir |
Waitakere City |
0.53 km² |
|
Freshwater reservoir |
Mangatangi Reservoir |
Franklin |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Pehiakura Lakes |
Franklin |
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Slipper Lake |
Rodney |
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Dune lake |
Spectacle Lake |
Rodney |
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Dune lake |
Tomarata Lake |
Rodney |
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Dune lake |
Upper Huia Reservoir |
Waitakere City |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Upper Mangatawhiri Reservoir |
Franklin |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir |
Waitakere City |
0.125 km² |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Wairoa Reservoir |
Franklin |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Waitakere Reservoir |
Waitakere City |
0.25 km² |
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Freshwater reservoir |
Waikato Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Admirals Pool |
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Alum Lake |
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Bain Pool |
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Barlows Pool |
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Beggs Pool |
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Big Bend Pool |
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Blue Lake |
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Blue Pool |
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Boulder Pool |
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Breakaway Pool |
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Breakfast Pool |
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Cattle Rustlers Pool |
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Champagne Pool |
Rotorua |
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Fed from a hot spring |
Cherry Pool |
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Cliff Pool |
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Cobham Pool |
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Dans Pool |
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DeLatours Pool |
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Downs Pool |
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Duchess Pool |
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Emerald Lakes |
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Fan Pool |
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Fence Pool |
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Graces Pool |
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Hamareha Lakes |
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Hardcastle Lagoon |
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Horseshoe Lake |
Hamilton |
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Hydro Pool |
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Island Pool |
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Jellicoe Pool |
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Jones Pool |
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Judges Pool |
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Kamahi Pool |
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Lake A |
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Lake Arapuni |
Mangakino |
9 km² |
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Hydroelectric reservoir |
Lake Aratiatia |
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Lake Areare |
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Lake Atiamuri |
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Lake Atiamuri |
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Lake B (or Lake Kaituna) |
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Lake C (or Lake Komakorau) |
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restoration study done |
Lake Cameron |
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Lake D |
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Lake Disappear |
Waikato District |
up to 2 km long when full |
Pakihi Stream |
dammed by lava flow (which also formed Bridal Veil waterfall) and drained through limestone sinkhole (see also Turlough (lake) and Polje) |
Lake E |
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Lake Hakanoa |
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Lake Harihari |
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18.39ha |
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sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa) |
Lake Hinemaiaia |
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Lake Hotoananga |
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Lake Karapiro |
Cambridge |
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Reservoir |
Lake Kimihia |
Huntly |
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Lake Kopuera |
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Lake Koraha |
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Lake Koromatua |
Waipa |
9.9ha |
200 ha (490 acres) |
Eutrophic lake 22ha total area |
Lake Kuratau |
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Lake Mangahia |
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Lake Mangakaware |
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Lake Maraetai |
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4.4 km² |
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Lake Maratoto |
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Lake Moananui |
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Lake Ngahewa |
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Lake Ngakoro |
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Lake Ngapouri |
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Lake Ngaroto |
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108ha |
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Lake Ngarotoiti |
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Lake Numiti |
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15.776ha |
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Lake Ohakuri |
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12 km² |
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Hydroelectric reservoir, artificial |
Lake Ohinewai |
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Lake Okoroire |
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Lake Okowhao |
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Lake Orotu |
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Lake Otamatearoa |
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Lake Parangi |
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0.12 km2 |
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sand dune lake |
Lake Pataka |
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Lake Pikopiko |
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Lake Piopio |
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Lake Puketi |
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0.059 km² |
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sand dune lake |
Lake Rotoaira |
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13 km² |
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Lake Rotohoko |
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Lake Rotoiti |
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Crater lake |
Lake Rotokauri |
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42ha |
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Lake Rotokawa |
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Lake Rotokawau |
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Lake Rotokotuku |
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Lake Rotomanuka |
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Lake Rotongaio |
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Lake Rotongaro |
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Lake Rotongaroiti |
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Lake Rotongata |
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Lake Rotongata |
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Lake Rotopotaka |
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Lake Rotopounamu |
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Crater lake |
Lake Rotoroa |
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55ha |
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Lake Rototapu |
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Lake Ruatuna |
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Lake Serpentine |
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Lake Taharoa |
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Lake Taupo (Taupomoana) |
Taupo |
616 km² |
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Crater lake |
Lake Te Kapa |
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Lake Te Ko Utu |
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Lake Te Rotopupu |
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Lake Tutaeinanga |
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Lake Waahi |
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Lake Waikare |
Te Kauwhata |
34 km² |
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Lake Waikoura |
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Lake Waipapa |
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Lake Waitamoumou |
Waikato District |
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sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa) |
Lake Waiwhata |
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Lake Whakamaru |
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Lake Whangape |
Waikato District |
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Lake Whatihua |
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Leesons Pond |
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Log Pool |
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Lonely Pool |
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Lower Birch Pool |
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Major Jones Pool |
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Never Fail Pool |
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Opal Lake |
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Parkinsons Lake |
Waikato District |
1.92 ha |
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Eutrophic lake |
Poplar Pool |
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Poutu Pool |
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Pukuriri Lagoon |
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Red Hut Pool |
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Reed Pool |
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Rotowhero (Green Lake) |
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Sand Pool |
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Shag Pool |
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Shaw Reach |
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Silly Pool |
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Smallmans Reach |
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Stag Pool |
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Sulphur Lagoon |
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Swirl Pool |
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The Bend |
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The Bends Pool |
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The Boulevard |
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The Rip |
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The Stones |
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Upper Birch Pool |
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Upper Island Pool |
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Waddells Pool |
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Whangioterangi (Echo Lake) |
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Whiritoa Lagoon |
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Whitikau Pool |
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Willow Reach |
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Gisborne Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Lake Karangata |
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Lake Repongaere |
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Lake Rotokaha |
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Otopotehetehe Lake |
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Tiniroto Lakes |
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Wherowhero Lagoon |
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Hawke's Bay Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Awamate Lagoons |
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Blue Lake |
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Hatuma Lake |
Central Hawke's Bay |
1.6 km2 |
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Hikaka |
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Hine Rere |
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Horseshoe Lake |
Central Hawke's Bay |
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Kaipo Lagoon |
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Lake Horotea |
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Lake Kaitawa |
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Lake Kiriopukae |
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Lake Oingo |
Hastings |
0.8 km2 |
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Lake Opouahi |
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Lake Orakai |
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Lake Pohue |
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Lake Poukawa |
Hastings |
1.4 km2 |
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Lake Rotongaio |
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Lake Rotonuiaha |
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0.44 km2 |
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Lake Rotopounamu |
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Lake Rotoroa |
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Lake Ruapani |
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Lake Ruapapa |
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Lake Runanga |
Hastings |
1.1 km2 |
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Lake Tamaharau |
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Lake Tūtira |
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1.8 km2 |
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Lake Waikareiti |
Wairoa |
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Lake Waikaremoana |
Wairoa |
54 km2 |
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Lake Waikopiro |
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Lake Whakamarino |
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Lake Whalehole |
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Lake Wherowhero |
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Long Range Lake |
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Maungawhio Lagoon |
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Mauriahea |
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Nga Whanau A Ruapani Tarns |
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Ngamotu Lagoon |
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Ngutu Manu |
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Ohuia Lagoon |
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Pakiaka |
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Potaka |
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Potaka Lake |
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Purimu Lake |
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Rotoataha Lake |
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Runanga Lake |
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Te Paeroa Lagoon |
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Te Roto Kare |
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Te Rotookiwa |
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Te Whakatutu |
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The Lakes |
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Umuomahu |
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Wairau Lagoon |
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Whakaki Lagoon |
Wairoa |
4.7 km2 |
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Whakamahi Lagoon |
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Whano O Ruapani |
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Taranaki Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Barrett Lagoon |
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Lake Dive |
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Lake Herengawe |
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Lake Mangamahoe |
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Lake Mangawhio |
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Lake Moumahaki |
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Lake Okoia |
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Lake Oturi |
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Lake Ratapiko |
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Lake Rotokare |
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Lake Rotokohu |
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Lake Rotomanu |
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Lake Rotorangi |
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Lake Waiau |
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Lake Waikare |
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Lake Waikato |
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Murphys Lake |
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Tapuarau Lagoon |
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Waipu Lagoons |
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Manawatu/Wanganui Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Coe's Hole |
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Crater Lake |
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Kaitoke Lake |
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Karere Lagoon |
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Lake Alice |
Rangitikei District |
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Lake Bernard |
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Lake Colenso (Kokopunui) |
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Lake Dudding |
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Lake Hawkes |
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Lake Heaton |
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Lake Herbert |
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Lake Hickson |
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Lake Horowhenua |
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Lake Kaikokopu |
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Lake Kohata |
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Lake Koitiata |
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Lake Koputara |
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Lake Marahau |
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Lake Maungarataiti |
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Lake Maungaratanui |
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Lake Meremere |
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Lake Moawhango |
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Lake Namunamu |
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Lake Ngaruru |
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Lake Oraekomiko |
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Lake Otamangakau |
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Lake Otamataraha |
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Lake Papaitonga |
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Lake Pauri |
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Lake Poroa |
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Lake Pounamu |
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Lake Rotokauwau |
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Lake Rotokura |
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Lake Rotokura |
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Lake Rotorua |
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Lake Surprise |
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Lake Te Whaiau |
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Lake Vipan |
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Lake Virginia |
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Lake Waipu |
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Lake Waiwahi |
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Lake Westmere |
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Lake William |
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Lake Wiritoa |
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Lower Tama |
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Mahangaiti Lake |
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Makirikiri Tarns |
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Mangahao Lower No. 2 Reservoir |
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Mangahao Upper No. 1 Reservoir |
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Marton Reservoirs |
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Ohinetonga Lagoon |
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Omanuka Lagoon |
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Pukepuke Lagoon |
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Rotokawa |
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Tokomaru No. 3 Reservoir |
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Turitea Dams |
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Upper Tama |
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Tasman Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Adelaide Tarn |
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Bessons Dam |
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Black Lakes |
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Blue Lake |
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Boulder Lake |
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Bowscale Tarn |
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Camp Lake |
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Cleopatras Pool |
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Cobb Reservoir |
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Lake Constance |
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Darby Pond |
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Dew Lakes |
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Diamond Lake |
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Fish Lake |
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Gillows Dam |
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Hinapouri Tarn |
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Iron Lake |
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Island Lake |
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Island Lake |
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Kaihoka Lakes |
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Kinzett Tarn |
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Lake Angelus |
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Lake Aorere |
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Lake Barfoot |
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Lake Bellbird |
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Lake Caslani |
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Lake Clara |
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Lake Cobb |
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Lake Daniell |
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Lake Dora |
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Lake Ella |
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Lake Elmer |
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Lake Fiddle |
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Lake Hanlon |
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Lake Henderson |
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Lake Jeanette |
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Lake Jewell |
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Lake Killarney |
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Lake Lillie |
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Lake Lindsay |
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Lake Lockett |
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Lake Marina |
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Lake Matiri |
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Lake Otuhie |
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Lake Peel |
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Lake Perrine |
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Lake Phyllis |
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Lake Rahui |
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Lake Rochfort |
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Lake Rotoiti |
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Lake Rotopai |
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Lake Rotoroa |
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Lake Sedgemere |
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Lake Sparrow |
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Lake Stanley |
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Lake Sylvester |
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Lake William |
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Little Sylvester Lake |
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Luna Lake |
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Mirror Tarn |
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Moonstone Lake |
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Morgan Tarn |
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Mueller Tarn |
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Okari Lagoon |
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Orowaiti Lagoon |
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Round Lake |
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Ruby Lake |
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Rush Pool |
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Saddle Lakes |
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Shag Tarn |
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Swampy Tarn |
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Townson Tarn |
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Marlborough Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Argyle Pond |
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Big Lagoon |
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Chandlers Lagoon |
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Lake Alexander |
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Lake Chalice |
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Lake Grassmere/Kapara Te Hau |
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Lake Jasper |
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Lake McRae |
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Lake Rotorua |
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Lake Timara |
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Upper Lagoon |
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Lake Elterwater |
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West Coast Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Abel Lake |
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Alpine Lake/Ata Puai |
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Bell Dam |
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Boil Hole |
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Charlies Ponds |
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Cloudmaker Lake |
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Delta Tarn |
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Disappearing Lake |
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Five Mile Lagoon |
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Hikimutu Lagoon |
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Ice Lake |
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Ivory Lake |
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Kangaroo Lake |
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Kapitea Reservoir |
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Kumara Reservoir |
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Lady Lake |
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Lake Ahaura |
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Lake Anna |
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Lake Arthur |
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Lake Avernus |
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Lake Barra |
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Lake Barrowman |
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Lake Browning/Whakarewa |
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Lake Brunner (Moana) |
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Lake Bux |
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Lake Christabel |
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Lake Dan |
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Lake Darby |
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Lake Dime |
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Lake Douglas |
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Lake Eggeling |
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Lake Ellery |
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Lake Florence |
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Lake Gault |
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Lake Gibbs |
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Lake Greaney |
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Lake Hamer |
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Lake Haupiri |
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Lake Hochstetter |
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Lake Ianthe/Matahi |
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Lake Ida |
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Lake Joan |
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Lake Julia |
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Lake Jumbuck |
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Lake Kaniere |
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Lake Kaurapataka |
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Lake Kini |
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Lake Law |
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Lake Leeb |
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Lake Lyes |
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Lake Lyttle |
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Lake Mahinapua |
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Lake Mapourika |
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Lake Margaret |
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Lake Mary |
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Lake Matheson |
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Lake Miro |
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Lake Misery |
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Lake Moeraki |
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Lake Morgan |
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Lake Mudgie |
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Lake Mueller |
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Lake Nisson |
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Lake Nivalus |
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Lake Paringa |
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Lake Poerua |
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Lake Porm |
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Lake Pratt |
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Lake Rasselas |
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Lake Roto Te Koeti |
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Lake Rotokino |
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Lake Ruby |
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Lake Ryan |
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Lake Sally |
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Lake Swan |
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Lake Sweeney |
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Lake Tarleton |
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Lake Topsy |
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Lake Wahapo |
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Lake Whitestone |
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Lake Windemere |
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Lake Wombat |
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Macs Lagoon |
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Manks Tarn |
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Minim Mere |
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Ogilvie Lagoon |
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Okarito Lagoon |
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Okuku Reservoir |
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Otoko Lake |
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Ounatai Lagoon |
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Peters Pool |
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Pororari Lagoon |
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Pukaki Lagoon |
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Reid Lake |
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Saddle Lake |
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Saltwater Lagoon |
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Smiths Ponds |
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Surprise Ponds |
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Swans Retreat Lagoon |
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Tawharekiri Lakes |
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Teal Tarn |
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Theta Tarn |
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Three Mile Lagoon |
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Totara Lagoon |
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Tukes Lagoons |
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Waiatoto Lagoon |
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White Heron Lagoon |
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Woodhen Pond |
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Zalas Pond |
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Otago Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Arethusa Pool |
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Blue Lake |
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Created by gold mining operations |
Butchers Dam |
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Catlins Lake |
Clutha |
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Coalpit Dam |
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Conroys Dam |
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Crescent Lake |
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Crucible Lake |
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Diamond Lake |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Near Glenorchy Paradise Road |
Diamond Lake |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Near Lake Wanaka |
Downeys Dam |
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Dukes Tarn |
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Dumb-bell Lake |
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Falls Dam |
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Fohn Lakes |
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Fraser Dam |
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Greenland Reservoir |
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Hawkers Dam |
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Hawksbury Lagoon |
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Hoffmans Dam |
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Idaburn Dam |
Central Otago |
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Kaikorai Lagoon |
Dunedin City |
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Kellands Pond |
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Knights Dam |
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Lake Agnes |
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Lake Alabaster/Wāwāhi Waka |
Southland |
4.2 km² |
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Lake Alta |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lake Benmore |
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74 km² |
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Lake Castalia |
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Lake Diana |
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Lake Dispute |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lake Dunstan |
Central Otago |
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Lake Harris |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Part of the Routeburn Track |
Lake Hāwea |
Queenstown-Lakes |
141 km² |
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Lake Hayes |
Queenstown-Lakes |
2.0 km² |
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Lake Hope |
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Lake Hyslop |
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Lake Iceberg |
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Lake Isobel |
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Lake Johnson |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lake Kirkpatrick |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lake Luna |
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Lake Mahinerangi |
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18.6 km² |
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Lake Mantle |
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Lake McKay |
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Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai |
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18.3 km² |
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Lake Middleton |
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Lake Mystery |
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Lake Nerine |
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Lake Never |
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Lake Onslow |
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3.5 km² |
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Lake Reid |
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Lake Rere |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Part of the Greenstone Track |
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Lake Roberts |
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Lake Roxburgh |
Central Otago |
6 km² |
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Lake Speden |
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Lake Sylvan |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lake Truth |
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Lake Tuakitoto |
Clutha |
3.4 km² |
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Lake Unknown/Lake Dave |
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Lake Waihola |
Clutha |
6.1 km² |
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Lake Waipori |
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2.3 km² |
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Lake Waitaki |
Waitaki |
5.6 km² |
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Lake Wakatipu |
Queenstown-Lakes |
293 km² |
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Lake Wanaka |
Queenstown-Lakes |
193 km² |
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Lake Wilkie |
Clutha |
1.7 ha |
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Lake Williamson |
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Lake Wilmot |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Wilson |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Lindsays Tarn |
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Loch Luella |
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Lochnagar |
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Lower Manorburn Dam |
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Lucidus Lake |
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Malones Dam |
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Manorburn Reservoir |
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1.6 km² |
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McKenzie Lagoon |
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Milburns Pond (Victoria Dam) |
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Moa Creek Reservoir |
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Moke Lake |
Queenstown-Lakes |
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Phoenix Dam |
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Pinders Pond |
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Poolburn Reservoir |
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4.0 km² |
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Raupo Lagoon |
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Red Lagoon |
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Ross Creek Reservoir |
Dunedin City |
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Salt Lake |
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Sheehey Lake |
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Southern Reservoir |
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Sullivans Dam |
Dunedin City |
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Swan Lagoon |
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Tomahawk Lagoon |
Dunedin City |
0.30 km² |
4.66 km² |
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Wairepo Arm |
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West Eweburn Dam |
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Southland Region
Lake |
District |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Acheron Lakes |
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Big Lagoon |
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Black Lake |
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Blue Lake |
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Bog Lake |
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Buttercup Lake |
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Deadwood Lagoon |
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Double Lakes |
Stewart Island |
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False Lake |
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Gair Loch |
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Gem Lake |
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Green Lake |
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Hidden Lake |
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Island Lake |
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Jane Lake |
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Kirirua |
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Lake Ada |
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2.5 km² |
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Lake Adelaide |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Alexander |
Stewart Island |
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Lake Alice |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Annie |
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Lake Astelia |
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Lake Beattie |
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Lake Beddoes |
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Lake Bennett |
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Lake Bernard |
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Lake Bloxham |
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Lake Boomerang |
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Lake Bright |
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Lake Brown |
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Lake Browne |
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Lake Brownlee |
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Lake Brunton |
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Lake Cadman |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Calder |
Stewart Island |
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Lake Carina |
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Lake Carrick |
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Lake Cecil |
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Lake Chamberlain |
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Lake Charles |
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Lake Clark |
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Lake Colwell |
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Lake Cook |
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Lake Dale |
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Lake Dobson |
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Lake Dora |
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Lake Duncan |
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Lake Earnshaw |
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Lake Echo |
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Lake Erskine |
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Lake Esau |
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Lake Eva |
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Lake Eyles |
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Lake Fergus |
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Lake Forest |
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Lake Forster |
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Lake Fraser |
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Lake Freeman |
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Lake George |
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1.5 km² |
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Lake Gow |
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Lake Grave |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Gunn |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Hakapoua |
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5.0 km² |
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Lake Hall |
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Lake Hankinson |
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2.5 km² |
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Lake Hauroko |
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68.3 km² |
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Lake Hay |
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Lake Hector |
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Lake Henry |
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Lake Herries |
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Lake Hilda |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Horizon |
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Lake Howden |
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Lake Iceberg |
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Lake Innes |
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Lake Ione |
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Lake Jaquiery |
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Lake Kakapo |
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Lake Katherine |
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Lake Kiwi |
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Lake Laffy |
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Lake Laura |
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Lake Lochie |
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Lake Lois |
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Lake Louise |
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Lake Lucille |
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Lake Lucy |
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Lake Luxmore |
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Lake Macarthur |
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1.0 km² |
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Lake Mackinnon |
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Lake Mainwaring |
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Lake Manapouri |
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153 km² |
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Lake Marchant |
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2.5 km² |
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Lake Marian |
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Lake Mariana |
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Lake Marianette |
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Lake Marshall |
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Lake Matilda |
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Lake McIvor |
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Lake Mackenzie |
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Part of the Routeburn Track |
Lake McKellar |
|
1.0 km² |
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Lake Mike |
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Lake Minerva |
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Lake Mintaro |
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Lake Monk |
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1.7 km² |
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Lake Monowai |
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32.5 km² |
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Lake Moreton |
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Lake Mouat |
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1.5 km² |
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Lake Murihiku |
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Lake Ned |
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Lake Never-never |
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Lake Nigel |
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Lake Norma |
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Lake Norwest |
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1.0 km² |
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Lake Ogle |
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Lake Orbell |
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Lake Pan |
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Lake Paradise |
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Lake Percy |
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Lake Poteriteri |
|
42.5 km² |
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Lake Pukutahi |
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Lake Purser |
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Lake Quill |
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0.53 km² |
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Lake Rakatu |
|
1.0 km² |
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Lake Richter |
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Lake Rimmer |
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Lake Roe |
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Lake Ronald |
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Lake Ross |
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Lake Saint Patrick |
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Lake Scott |
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Lake Sheila |
Stewart Island |
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Lake Shirley |
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Lake Story |
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Lake Sumor |
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Lake Sutherland |
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Lake Swan |
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Lake Te Anau |
|
352 km² |
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Lake Te Aroha |
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Lake Te Au |
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2.5 km² |
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Lake Thomas |
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Lake Thomas |
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Lake Thompson |
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Lake Thomson |
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Lake Troup |
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Lake Tuaraki |
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Lake Turner |
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Lake Ursula |
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Lake Victor |
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Lake Victoria |
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Lake Vincent |
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Lake Virginia |
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Lake Wade |
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Lake Wapiti |
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Lake Welcome |
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Lake Widgeon |
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Lake Wisely |
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Loch Maree |
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Long White Lagoon |
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Mirror Lakes |
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Misty Tarn |
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Moana Putakitaki Lagoon |
Stewart Island |
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Myth Tarn |
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North Mavora Lake |
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10.8 km² |
|
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Prong Lake |
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Rainbow Lake |
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Secretary Lake |
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Shallow Lake |
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Shy Lake |
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Skeleton Lakes |
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South Mavora Lake |
|
1.2 km² |
|
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Sphinx Lake |
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Stump Lake |
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Swan Mere |
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Tauatemaku Lagoon |
Stewart Island |
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Tawera Tarn |
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Te Awatuiau Lagoon |
Stewart Island |
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Teardrop Lake |
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The Reservoir |
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Three Duck Lake |
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Three Lagoons |
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Trinity Lakes |
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Waitokariro Lagoon |
Stewart Island |
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Waituna Lagoon |
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Other islands
Chatham Islands
Lake |
District |
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Watershed |
Notes |
Lake Huro |
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Lake Marakapia |
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Lake Pateriki |
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Lake Rakeinui |
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Lake Te Rangatapu |
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Lake Te Wapu |
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Rangitahi Lake |
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Te Whanga Lagoon |
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Tennant's Lake |
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Ross Dependency
Ross Dependency
Lake |
Location |
Area |
Watershed |
Notes |
Alph Lake |
Scott Coast |
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Part of Alph River system |
Lake Bonney |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
4.3 km² |
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Endorheic lake |
Lake Brownworth |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
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Glacial meltwater lake |
Lake Chad |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
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Endorheic lake |
Don Juan Pond |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
0.03 km² |
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Hypersaline lake |
Lake Fryxell |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
7.8 km² |
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Endorheic lake |
Lake Hoare |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
1.9 km² |
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Endorheic lake |
Howchin Lake |
Scott Coast |
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Part of Alph River system |
Mount Erebus Lava Lake |
Ross Island |
0.01 km² |
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Crater lake |
Pyramid Pond |
Scott Coast |
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Trough Lake |
Scott Coast |
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Part of Alph River system |
Lake Vanda |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
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Endorheic lake |
Lake Vida |
McMurdo Dry Valleys |
6.8 km² |
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Endorheic lake |
Walcott Lake |
Scott Coast |
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Part of Alph River system |
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