geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirLake Waahi (or up to 1913 sometimes called Lake Waihi)[1] is located immediately to the west of Huntly, in the Waikato Region.[2] Lake Waahi is a riverine lake, which links to the Waikato River by way of the short Waahi Stream.[3] The smaller Lake Puketirini lies immediately to Waahi's southeast.
Body of water
Lake Waahi |
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Lake Waahi boat ramp |
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Location | North Island |
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Coordinates | 37°33′30″S 175°07′30″E |
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Type | riverine lake |
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Primary outflows | Waahi Stream |
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Basin countries | New Zealand |
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Max. length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
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Max. width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
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Surface area | 522 hectares (1,290 acres) (open water) |
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Max. depth | 5 metres (16 ft) |
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The lake has a maximum depth of five metres and the open water covers approximately 522 hectares,[2] though the lake extends further through marsh and fenland.
The lake is situated within predominantly pastoral land.
Pollution
During the 1970s the lake had a healthy cover of macrophytes, but by 1981 the lake became supertrophic, with high turbidity and microscopic algae. Monitoring to 2004 showed no significant changes.[4]
See also
References
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Administrative areas |
- Auckland Region
- Waikato Region
- Taupō District
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Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream) |
- Tūrangi
- Taupō
- Wairakei
- Ātiamuri
- Mangakino
- Arapuni
- Cambridge
- Matangi
- Tamahere
- Hamilton
- Horotiu
- Ngāruawāhia
- Huntly
- Ohinewai
- Rangiriri
- Meremere
- Mercer
- Tuakau
- Port Waikato
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Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence) | |
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Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) | |
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Islands in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) |
- Motutaiko Island
- River delta islands (Opuawhanga, Namuheiriro, Te Weranga Okapu, Kaiwaka No.2, Whatamakiri, Motutieke, Puehunui, Ngahinapouri, Tawanui, Motukakako)
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Waterfalls and cataracts (upstream to downstream by location or tributary) | |
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Structures (upstream to downstream) |
- Tongariro Street Bridge at Taupō Gates
- Pedestrian bridge at Huka Falls
- Taupō Bypass
- Aratiatia Dam
- Ohaaki Road
- State Highway 5
- Tutukau Road
- Ohakuri Dam
- Ohakuri Village Road
- Atiamuri Dam
- State Highway 1
- Whakamaru Dam
- Maraetai Dam - Maraetai I and Maraetai II powerhouse
- Waipapa Dam
- Arapuni Road
- Arapuni Dam
- Arapuni Suspension Bridge
- Powerhouse Road Bridge
- Maungatautari Road Bridge
- Karapiro Dam
- Fergusson Bridge
- Victoria Bridge (Cambridge)
- Narrows Bridge
- Cobham Bridge (SH1)
- Victoria Bridge (Hamilton)
- Claudelands Bridge
- Claudelands Railway Bridge
- Whitiora Bridge
- Fairfield Bridge
- Pukete Bridge
- Pukete sewer bridge
- Waikato Expressway
- Horotiu Bridge Road and Te Awa cycleway
- Great South Road (Ngāruawāhia)
- Ngāruawāhia rail bridge
- Tainui Bridge Road (Huntly)
- Huntly rail bridge
- Glen Murray Road (Rangiriri)
- Mercer Ferry Road
- Tuakau Bridge
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Longest New Zealand rivers | |
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На других языках
[de] Lake Waahi
Der Lake Waahi ist ein See in der Region Waikato auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland.[1]
- [en] Lake Waahi
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