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Lakes in New Zealand

16 lake guides in New Zealand, out of 367 named lakes we know there.

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Lake Taupō

New Zealand612 km²20°max Lake Wakatipu

New Zealand291 km²14°max Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe

New Zealand79.8 km²22°max Lake Wānaka

New Zealand195 km²14°max Lake Te Anau

New Zealand333 km²15°max Lake Tekapo

New Zealand94.2 km²16°max Lake Manapouri

New Zealand132 km²16°max Lake Hauroko

New Zealand67.8 km²15°max Lake Pukaki

New Zealand176 km²16°max Lake Hāwea

New Zealand148 km²16°max Lake Ōhau

New Zealand57.6 km²14°max Lake Waikaremoana

New Zealand48.9 km²18°max Lake Wairarapa

New Zealand70.0 km²19°max Lake Mapourika

New Zealand8.5 km²19°max Lake Pupuke

New Zealand1.0 km²23°max Lake Kaniere

New Zealand14.2 km²20°max

Other well-known lakes in New Zealand

Lake Tarawera40.8 km²
Ōkārito Lagoon16.7 km²
Lake Waikare33.0 km²
Lake Brunner / Moana39.5 km²
Lake Coleridge36.5 km²
Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu32.6 km²
Lake Benmore73.4 km²
Lake Rotoaira15.6 km²
Tasman Lake2.9 km²
Lake Monowai29.9 km²
Lake Rotoiti9.2 km²
Lake Ōmāpere11.7 km²
Lake Rotomahana8.4 km²
Lake Rotoroa / Hamilton Lake0.5 km²
Lake Poteriteri42.2 km²
Lake Horowhenua2.8 km²
Lake Karapiro10.9 km²
Lake Heron6.8 km²
Lake Dunstan22.2 km²
Lake Rotomā10.8 km²
Lake Ōkataina / Te Moana i kataina ā Te Rangitakaroro10.6 km²
Lake Gunn2.6 km²
Lake Aviemore27.0 km²
Lake Alexandrina6.0 km²

Lakes in New Zealand

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