Lake Tatawai was a tidal freshwater lake located immediately north of Lake Waipori in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island.[1]
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Location | Taieri Plains, Otago Region, South Island |
Coordinates | 45.962017°S 170.134983°E / -45.962017; 170.134983 |
Primary outflows | Lake Waipori |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
It is one of the historical lakes that was drained soon after European Settlement of the Taieri Plains. Lake Tatawai drained into Lake Waipori by a small channel, and ultimately into the Taieri. It was a very shallow lake and would have originally been surrounded by wetlands.
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Source: Lammerlaw Range. Flows into: Pacific Ocean | |
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