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:
Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)
Rank | Name | Surface area | Region | Notes |
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1 | Lake Taupō | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) | Waikato | Largest lake in New Zealand; second-largest freshwater lake in Oceania |
2 | Lake Te Anau | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) | Southland | Largest lake in the South Island |
3 | Lake Wakatipu | 291 km2 (112 sq mi) | Otago | Longest lake in New Zealand (80 kilometres (50 mi)) |
4 | Lake Wānaka | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) | Otago | |
5= | Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Canterbury | Largest lagoon in mainland New Zealand |
5= | Te Whanga Lagoon | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Chatham Island | Largest lake outside the North Island and South Island |
7 | Lake Pukaki | 179 km2 (69 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
8 | Lake Manapouri | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) | Southland | Contains largest inland island within New Zealand, Pomona Island |
9 | Lake Hāwea | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) | Otago | |
10 | Lake Tekapo | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
11 | Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
12 | Lake Wairarapa | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) | Wellington | |
13 | Lake Benmore | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) | Canterbury/Otago | Largest artificial lake in New Zealand |
14 | Lake Hauroko | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | Southland | Deepest lake in New Zealand |
15 | Lake Ōhau | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
16 | Lake Waikaremoana | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | Hawke's Bay | |
17 | Lake Coleridge | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
18 | Lake Poteriteri | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) | Southland | Largest lake in New Zealand without road access |
19 | Lake Brunner / Moana | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) | West Coast | |
20 | Lake Tarawera | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
21 | Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
22 | Lake Waikare | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) | Waikato | |
23 | Lake Monowai | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) | Southland | |
24 | Lake Aviemore | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) | Canterbury | Artificial |
25 | Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | Southland | |
26 | Lake Dunstan | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | Otago | Artificial |
27 | Lake Rotoroa | 23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | Tasman | Largest lake in the Tasman Region |
28 | Lake Kaniere | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | West Coast | |
29= | Lake Ōmāpere | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | Northland | |
29= | Lake Sumner | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
31 | Lake Rotoaira | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | Waikato | |
32= | Ōkārito Lagoon | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | West Coast | |
32= | Lake Ohakuri | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | Waikato | Artificial |
33 | Lake Rotomā | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
+9 other lakes | >10 km2 |
Maximum depth and average depth in metres:
These six lakes are all in the South Island. The deepest lake in the North Island is Lake Waikaremoana, which has a depth of 256 m. [1]
The following lakes are located in the Northland Region.
The following lakes are located in the Auckland Region.
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.
The following lakes are located in the Waikato region. The various pools of the Tongariro River system, as listed below, can be found in detail on their own page at Pools of the Tongariro River.
The following is a list of named pools on the Tongariro River. Full details of these pools, many of which are little more than widenings of the river or clear areas of the river's delta marshes, can be found at Pools of the Tongariro River.
The following lakes are located in the Bay of Plenty Region.
The following lakes are located in the Gisborne Region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates | ||||
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Lake Karangata | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa, south of the Tiniroto Lakes | 38°46′20″S 177°32′40″E / 38.77222°S 177.54444°E | |||||
Lake Repongaere | Gisborne District | North of Patutahi | 38°35′45″S 177°52′30″E / 38.59583°S 177.87500°E | |||||
Lake Rotokaha | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa, southeast of the Tiniroto Lakes | 38°46′30″S 177°33′30″E / 38.77500°S 177.55833°E | |||||
Otopotehetehe Lake | Gisborne District | West of Hicks Bay | 37°36′55″S 178°08′20″E / 37.61528°S 178.13889°E | |||||
Lake Te Horonui | Gisborne District | 30 ha (74 acres) | On the Hawke's Bay region boundary, with a smaller Lake Tukemokihi just downstream | Tiniroto Lakes | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa | 38°46′05″S 177°32′30″E / 38.76806°S 177.54167°E | |
Wherowhero Lagoon | Gisborne District | Close to Muriwai at the south end of Poverty Bay | 38°44′30″S 177°56′10″E / 38.74167°S 177.93611°E |
The following lakes are located in the Hawke's Bay Region.
The following lakes are located in the Taranaki Region.
The following lakes are located in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
The following lakes are located in the Wellington Region.
The following lakes are located in the Tasman Region.
The following lakes are located in the Nelson Region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
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Dew Lakes | Nelson | 41°19′31″S 173°24′38″E / 41.32528°S 173.41056°E | ||
Maitai Dam | Nelson | Reservoir | 41°17′40″S 173°22′30″E / 41.29444°S 173.37500°E | |
Rush Pool | Nelson | 41°18′42″S 173°23′12″E / 41.31167°S 173.38667°E |
The following lakes are located in the Marlborough Region.
The following lakes are located in the West Coast region.
The following lakes are located in the Canterbury region.
The following lakes are located in the Otago region.
The following lakes are located in the Southland region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
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Lake Hinemoa | Northern Auckland Island | 0.17 km2 | Upper reaches of a moraine-dammed fiord. Lower reaches form Musgrave Inlet. [27] | 50°38′55″S 166°08′20″E / 50.64861°S 166.13889°E |
Lake Speight | Southwestern Auckland Island | 0.04 km2 | Stream flows from lake to Coleridge Bay, Carnley Harbour. [27] | 50°49′15″S 165°58′50″E / 50.82083°S 165.98056°E |
Lake Turbott | Southern Adams Island | 0.20 km2 | Moraine dammed fiord. [27] | 50°54′30″S 166°02′50″E / 50.90833°S 166.04722°E |
Lake Tutanekai | Northern Auckland Island | 0.08 km2 | Upper reaches of a moraine-dammed fiord. Lower reaches form Granger Inlet. [27] | 50°37′40″S 166°09′20″E / 50.62778°S 166.15556°E |
Teal Lake | Enderby Island | 0.003 km2 | Small pool close to south shore of the island. [27] | 50°30′21″S 166°18′31″E / 50.50583°S 166.30861°E |
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Six Foot Lake | Southern Campbell Island | 0.08 km2 | Separated from Monument Harbour on the south coast by a narrow channel. [28] | 52°35′20″S 169°08′50″E / 52.58889°S 169.14722°E |
Many of the lakes in the Chatham Islands are either lagoons filling sinkholes in the island's limestone structure, or low-lying peat lakes. The island chain is dominated by Te Whanga Lagoon, which occupies the centre of the main island and accounts for one sixth of the surface area of the archipelago.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Lake | Raoul Island | 0.80 km2 | Crater lake | 29°15′20″S 177°54′50″W / 29.25556°S 177.91389°W |
Green Lake | Raoul Island | 0.15 km2 | Crater lake | 29°15′50″S 177°55′09″W / 29.26389°S 177.91917°W |
The following lakes are located in Ross Dependency, New Zealand's claim in Antarctica.
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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:
Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)
Rank | Name | Surface area | Region | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lake Taupō | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) | Waikato | Largest lake in New Zealand; second-largest freshwater lake in Oceania |
2 | Lake Te Anau | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) | Southland | Largest lake in the South Island |
3 | Lake Wakatipu | 291 km2 (112 sq mi) | Otago | Longest lake in New Zealand (80 kilometres (50 mi)) |
4 | Lake Wānaka | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) | Otago | |
5= | Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Canterbury | Largest lagoon in mainland New Zealand |
5= | Te Whanga Lagoon | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | Chatham Island | Largest lake outside the North Island and South Island |
7 | Lake Pukaki | 179 km2 (69 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
8 | Lake Manapouri | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) | Southland | Contains largest inland island within New Zealand, Pomona Island |
9 | Lake Hāwea | 141 km2 (54 sq mi) | Otago | |
10 | Lake Tekapo | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
11 | Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
12 | Lake Wairarapa | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) | Wellington | |
13 | Lake Benmore | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) | Canterbury/Otago | Largest artificial lake in New Zealand |
14 | Lake Hauroko | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | Southland | Deepest lake in New Zealand |
15 | Lake Ōhau | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
16 | Lake Waikaremoana | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | Hawke's Bay | |
17 | Lake Coleridge | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
18 | Lake Poteriteri | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) | Southland | Largest lake in New Zealand without road access |
19 | Lake Brunner / Moana | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) | West Coast | |
20 | Lake Tarawera | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
21 | Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
22 | Lake Waikare | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) | Waikato | |
23 | Lake Monowai | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) | Southland | |
24 | Lake Aviemore | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) | Canterbury | Artificial |
25 | Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | Southland | |
26 | Lake Dunstan | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | Otago | Artificial |
27 | Lake Rotoroa | 23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | Tasman | Largest lake in the Tasman Region |
28 | Lake Kaniere | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | West Coast | |
29= | Lake Ōmāpere | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | Northland | |
29= | Lake Sumner | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | Canterbury | |
31 | Lake Rotoaira | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | Waikato | |
32= | Ōkārito Lagoon | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | West Coast | |
32= | Lake Ohakuri | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | Waikato | Artificial |
33 | Lake Rotomā | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | Bay of Plenty | |
+9 other lakes | >10 km2 |
Maximum depth and average depth in metres:
These six lakes are all in the South Island. The deepest lake in the North Island is Lake Waikaremoana, which has a depth of 256 m. [1]
The following lakes are located in the Northland Region.
The following lakes are located in the Auckland Region.
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.
The following lakes are located in the Waikato region. The various pools of the Tongariro River system, as listed below, can be found in detail on their own page at Pools of the Tongariro River.
The following is a list of named pools on the Tongariro River. Full details of these pools, many of which are little more than widenings of the river or clear areas of the river's delta marshes, can be found at Pools of the Tongariro River.
The following lakes are located in the Bay of Plenty Region.
The following lakes are located in the Gisborne Region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates | ||||
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Lake Karangata | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa, south of the Tiniroto Lakes | 38°46′20″S 177°32′40″E / 38.77222°S 177.54444°E | |||||
Lake Repongaere | Gisborne District | North of Patutahi | 38°35′45″S 177°52′30″E / 38.59583°S 177.87500°E | |||||
Lake Rotokaha | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa, southeast of the Tiniroto Lakes | 38°46′30″S 177°33′30″E / 38.77500°S 177.55833°E | |||||
Otopotehetehe Lake | Gisborne District | West of Hicks Bay | 37°36′55″S 178°08′20″E / 37.61528°S 178.13889°E | |||||
Lake Te Horonui | Gisborne District | 30 ha (74 acres) | On the Hawke's Bay region boundary, with a smaller Lake Tukemokihi just downstream | Tiniroto Lakes | Gisborne District | Between Gisborne and Wairoa | 38°46′05″S 177°32′30″E / 38.76806°S 177.54167°E | |
Wherowhero Lagoon | Gisborne District | Close to Muriwai at the south end of Poverty Bay | 38°44′30″S 177°56′10″E / 38.74167°S 177.93611°E |
The following lakes are located in the Hawke's Bay Region.
The following lakes are located in the Taranaki Region.
The following lakes are located in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
The following lakes are located in the Wellington Region.
The following lakes are located in the Tasman Region.
The following lakes are located in the Nelson Region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dew Lakes | Nelson | 41°19′31″S 173°24′38″E / 41.32528°S 173.41056°E | ||
Maitai Dam | Nelson | Reservoir | 41°17′40″S 173°22′30″E / 41.29444°S 173.37500°E | |
Rush Pool | Nelson | 41°18′42″S 173°23′12″E / 41.31167°S 173.38667°E |
The following lakes are located in the Marlborough Region.
The following lakes are located in the West Coast region.
The following lakes are located in the Canterbury region.
The following lakes are located in the Otago region.
The following lakes are located in the Southland region.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Hinemoa | Northern Auckland Island | 0.17 km2 | Upper reaches of a moraine-dammed fiord. Lower reaches form Musgrave Inlet. [27] | 50°38′55″S 166°08′20″E / 50.64861°S 166.13889°E |
Lake Speight | Southwestern Auckland Island | 0.04 km2 | Stream flows from lake to Coleridge Bay, Carnley Harbour. [27] | 50°49′15″S 165°58′50″E / 50.82083°S 165.98056°E |
Lake Turbott | Southern Adams Island | 0.20 km2 | Moraine dammed fiord. [27] | 50°54′30″S 166°02′50″E / 50.90833°S 166.04722°E |
Lake Tutanekai | Northern Auckland Island | 0.08 km2 | Upper reaches of a moraine-dammed fiord. Lower reaches form Granger Inlet. [27] | 50°37′40″S 166°09′20″E / 50.62778°S 166.15556°E |
Teal Lake | Enderby Island | 0.003 km2 | Small pool close to south shore of the island. [27] | 50°30′21″S 166°18′31″E / 50.50583°S 166.30861°E |
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Six Foot Lake | Southern Campbell Island | 0.08 km2 | Separated from Monument Harbour on the south coast by a narrow channel. [28] | 52°35′20″S 169°08′50″E / 52.58889°S 169.14722°E |
Many of the lakes in the Chatham Islands are either lagoons filling sinkholes in the island's limestone structure, or low-lying peat lakes. The island chain is dominated by Te Whanga Lagoon, which occupies the centre of the main island and accounts for one sixth of the surface area of the archipelago.
Lake | Location | Area | Notes | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Lake | Raoul Island | 0.80 km2 | Crater lake | 29°15′20″S 177°54′50″W / 29.25556°S 177.91389°W |
Green Lake | Raoul Island | 0.15 km2 | Crater lake | 29°15′50″S 177°55′09″W / 29.26389°S 177.91917°W |
The following lakes are located in Ross Dependency, New Zealand's claim in Antarctica.
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