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Largest lake: Lake Taupō – 616 km 2 (238 sq mi) Deepest lake: Lake Hauroko – 462 m; There are: 41 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km 2 (1000 ha) 229 lakes greater than 0.5 km 2 (50 ha) 3820 lakes greater than 0.01 km 2 (1 ha)
Largest lake in New Zealand; second-largest freshwater lake in Oceania: 2: Lake Te Anau: 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) Southland: Largest lake in the South Island: 3: Lake Wakatipu: 291 km 2 (112 sq mi) Otago: Longest lake in New Zealand (80 kilometres (50 mi)) 4: Lake Wānaka: 192 km 2 (74 sq mi) Otago: 5: Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora: 180 km 2 (69 sq ...
Lake Rotomā Lake Rotoma Lake Rotomā Lake Rotomā Show map of North Island Lake Rotomā Show map of New Zealand Location Rotorua Lakes, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island Coordinates 38°02′51″S 176°35′16″E / 38.0476°S 176.5878°E / -38.0476; 176.5878 Lake type Crater lake Basin countries New Zealand Max. length 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Max. width 4.7 km (2.9 mi) Surface area 11. ...
Jetboating on Lake Hauroko. Lake Hauroko is 462 metres (1,516 ft) deep; sources range from calling it the 16th deepest lake in the world [1] to the 23rd deepest. [5] The S-shaped lake is 20 miles (32 km) long [6] and has a surface area of 25 square miles (65 km 2). [6] The lake surface is about 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level. [7]
In New Zealand, there are more than 425,000 km (264,000 mi) of rivers and streams and about 4,000 lakes and over 200 underground aquifers. Annual water flow is 145 million litres per person. [ 1 ] The reliable supply of good water is an important economic advantage for New Zealand, but its quality and availability is declining.
Lake Te Anau: 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) Southland: Largest lake in the South Island, Second largest in New Zealand 2: Lake Wakatipu: 291 km 2 (112 sq mi) Otago: 3: Lake Wānaka: 192 km 2 (74 sq mi) Otago: 4: Lake Pukaki: 179 km 2 (69 sq mi) Canterbury: 5: Lake Manapouri: 142 km 2 (55 sq mi) Southland: 6: Lake Hāwea: 141 km 2 (54 sq mi) Otago: 7 ...
Lake Rotorua (Māori: Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe) is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 79.8 km 2. [1] With a mean depth of only 10 metres it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water.
Lake Wairarapa is a lake at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Wellington. The lake covers an area of 78 km 2 (30 sq mi), and at its deepest is 2.5 m (8.2 ft). [2] It is the third largest in the North Island, fractionally smaller than Lake Rotorua.