List of lakes of New Zealand

This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.

A lake's location is identified by the region and the territorial authority. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of land that drains into the lake.

There are:

41 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km² (1000 ha)
229 lakes greater than 0.5 km² (50 ha)
3820 lakes greater than 0.01 km² (1 ha)

Largest

Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)

Rank	Name	Surface area	Region	Notes
1	Lake Taupo	7008616000000000000♠616 km² (238 sq mi)	Waikato	Largest lake in New Zealand and the North Island, largest freshwater lake in Oceania
2	Lake Te Anau	7008344000000000000♠344 km² (133 sq mi)	Southland	Largest lake in the South Island
3	Lake Wakatipu	7008291000000000000♠291 km² (112 sq mi)	Otago
4	Lake Wanaka	7008192000000000000♠192 km² (74 sq mi)	Otago
5=	Lake Ellesmere	7008180000000000000♠180 km² (69 sq mi)	Canterbury
5=	Te Whanga Lagoon	7008180000000000000♠180 km² (69 sq mi)	Chatham Island	Largest lake outside the North and South Islands
7	Lake Pukaki	7008179000000000000♠179 km² (69 sq mi)	Canterbury
8	Lake Manapouri	7008142000000000000♠142 km² (55 sq mi)	Southland
9	Lake Hāwea	7008141000000000000♠141 km² (54 sq mi)	Otago
10	Lake Tekapo	7007830000000000000♠83 km² (32 sq mi)	Canterbury
11	Lake Rotorua	7007790000000000000♠79 km² (31 sq mi)	Bay of Plenty
12	Lake Wairarapa	7007780000000000000♠78 km² (30 sq mi)	Wellington
13	Lake Benmore	7007750000000000000♠75 km² (29 sq mi)	Canterbury/Otago	Largest artificial lake in New Zealand
14	Lake Hauroko	7007630000000000000♠63 km² (24 sq mi)	Southland	New Zealand's deepest lake
15	Lake Ohau	7007630000000000000♠63 km² (24 sq mi)	Canterbury
16	Lake Waikaremoana	7007540000000000000♠54 km² (21 sq mi)	Hawke's Bay
17	Lake Coleridge	7007470000000000000♠47 km² (18 sq mi)	Cantebury
18	Lake Poteriteri	7007430000000000000♠43 km² (17 sq mi)	Southland
19	Lake Brunner	7007400000000000000♠40 km² (15 sq mi)	West Coast
20	Lake Tarawera	7007390000000000000♠39 km² (15 sq mi)	Bay of Plenty
21	Lake Rotoiti	7007350000000000000♠35 km² (14 sq mi)	Bay of Plenty
22	Lake Waikare	7007340000000000000♠34 km² (13 sq mi)	Waikato
23	Lake Monowai	7007310000000000000♠31 km² (12 sq mi)	Southland
24	Lake Aviemore	7007290000000000000♠29 km² (11 sq mi)	Canterbury	Artificial
25	Lake McKerrow	7007280000000000000♠28 km² (11 sq mi)	Southland
26	Lake Dunstan	7007260000000000000♠26 km² (10 sq mi)	Otago	Artificial
27	Lake Kaniere	7007220000000000000♠22 km² (8.5 sq mi)	West Coast
28=	Lake Omapere	7007140000000000000♠14 km² (5.4 sq mi)	Northland
28=	Lake Sumner	7007140000000000000♠14 km² (5.4 sq mi)	Canterbury
30	Lake Rotoaira	7007130000000000000♠13 km² (5.0 sq mi)	Waikato
31=	Okarito Lagoon	7007120000000000000♠12 km² (4.6 sq mi)	West Coast
31=	Lake Ohakuri	7007120000000000000♠12 km² (4.6 sq mi)	Waikato	Artificial
33	Lake Rotoma	7007112000000000000♠11.2 km² (4.3 sq mi)	Bay of Plenty
	+8 other lakes	>10 km²

Deepest

Lake Hauroko - 462 m
Lake Manapouri - 444 m
Lake Te Anau - 417 m
Lake Hāwea - 392 m
Lake Wakatipu - 380 m

These five lakes are all in the South Island. The deepest lake in the North Island is Lake Waikaremoana which has a depth of 248 m^[1]

North Island

Northland

Northland Region
Lake	District	Area	Notes
Bulrush Lake		11ha
Half Mile Lagoon
Lake Half
Lake Humuhumu
Lake Kahuparere
Lake Kaiiwi
Lake Kaiwai
Lake Kanono
Lake Kapoai
Lake Karaka
Lake Karoro
Lake Kihona
Lake Manuwai
Lake Mokeno
Lake Morehurehu
Lake Ngakapua
Lake Ngakeketa
Lake Ngatu
Lake Omapere	Kaikohe	14 km²	Max depth - 3m
Lake Ora
Lake Otapuiti
Lake Owhareiti
Lake Parawanui
Lake Puhau
Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotokereru
Lake Rotomata
Lake Rotootuauru
Lake Rotopouua
Lake Rotoroa
Lake Rototuna
Lake Rototuna Lower
Lake Taeore
Lake Taharoa
Lake Tairutu
Lake Tauanui
Lake Te Kahika
Lake Wahakari
Lake Waikanae
Lake Waikaramu
Lake Waikere
Lake Waimimiha
Lake Waingaro
Lake Waingata
Lake Wainui
Lake Waiparera
Lake Waiporohita
Lake Wairere
Lake Whakaneke
Lake Whirirau
Phoebes Lake
Rotopouri
Salt Lake
Shag Lake
Split Lake
Swan Lake
The Big Lake
Waihopo Lake
Waitahora Lagoon

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.

Auckland Region
Lake	District	Area	Notes
Cosseys Reservoir	Manukau City		Freshwater reservoir
Lake Karaka	Rodney
Lake Kawaupaka	Waitakere		Dune lake
Lake Kereta	Rodney
Lake Kuwakatai	Rodney
Lake Ngakaru	Rodney
Lake Okaihau	Waitakere City
Lake Ototoa	Rodney	1.39 km²	Dune lake
Lake Paekawau	Waitakere City
Lake Piripoua	Rodney
Lake Pokorua	Franklin
Lake Poutoa	Rodney
Lake Pupuke	North Shore City		Crater lake
Lake Waiataru	Waitakere City		Dune lake
Lake Wainamu	Waitakere City		Dune lake
Lower Huia Reservoir	Waitakere City		Freshwater reservoir
Lower Nihotupu Reservoir	Waitakere City	0.53 km²	Freshwater reservoir
Mangatangi Reservoir	Franklin		Freshwater reservoir
Pehiakura Lakes	Franklin
Slipper Lake	Rodney		Dune lake
Spectacle Lake	Rodney		Dune lake
Tomarata Lake	Rodney		Dune lake
Upper Huia Reservoir	Waitakere City		Freshwater reservoir
Upper Mangatawhiri Reservoir	Franklin		Freshwater reservoir
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir	Waitakere City	0.125 km²	Freshwater reservoir
Wairoa Reservoir	Franklin		Freshwater reservoir
Waitakere Reservoir	Waitakere City	0.25 km²	Freshwater reservoir

Waikato

Waikato Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Admirals Pool
Alum Lake
Bain Pool
Barlows Pool
Beggs Pool
Big Bend Pool
Blue Lake
Blue Pool
Boulder Pool
Breakaway Pool
Breakfast Pool
Cattle Rustlers Pool
Champagne Pool	Rotorua			Fed from a hot spring
Cherry Pool
Cliff Pool
Cobham Pool
Dans Pool
DeLatours Pool
Downs Pool
Duchess Pool
Emerald Lakes
Fan Pool
Fence Pool
Graces Pool
Hamareha Lakes
Hardcastle Lagoon
Horseshoe Lake	Hamilton
Hydro Pool
Island Pool
Jellicoe Pool
Jones Pool
Judges Pool
Kamahi Pool
Lake A
Lake Arapuni	Mangakino	9 km²		Hydroelectric reservoir
Lake Aratiatia
Lake Areare
Lake Atiamuri
Lake Atiamuri
Lake B (or Lake Kaituna)^[2]
Lake C (or Lake Komakorau)^[2]				restoration study done^[3]
Lake Cameron
Lake D
Lake Disappear	Waikato District	up to 2 km long when full	Pakihi Stream	dammed by lava flow (which also formed Bridal Veil waterfall) and drained through limestone sinkhole (see also Turlough (lake) and Polje)
Lake E
Lake Hakanoa
Lake Harihari		18.39ha		sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa)
Lake Hinemaiaia
Lake Hotoananga
Lake Karapiro	Cambridge			Reservoir
Lake Kimihia	Huntly
Lake Kopuera
Lake Koraha
Lake Koromatua	Waipa	9.9ha^[4]	200 ha (490 acres)^[4]	Eutrophic lake^[5] 22ha total area^[6]
Lake Kuratau
Lake Mangahia
Lake Mangakaware
Lake Maraetai		4.4 km²
Lake Maratoto
Lake Moananui
Lake Ngahewa
Lake Ngakoro
Lake Ngapouri
Lake Ngaroto		108ha^[4]
Lake Ngarotoiti
Lake Numiti		15.776ha^[7]
Lake Ohakuri		12 km²		Hydroelectric reservoir, artificial
Lake Ohinewai
Lake Okoroire
Lake Okowhao
Lake Orotu
Lake Otamatearoa
Lake Parangi		0.12 km²		sand dune lake
Lake Pataka
Lake Pikopiko
Lake Piopio
Lake Puketi		0.059 km²^[8]		sand dune lake^[9]
Lake Rotoaira		13 km²
Lake Rotohoko
Lake Rotoiti				Crater lake
Lake Rotokauri		42ha^[4]
Lake Rotokawa
Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotokotuku
Lake Rotomanuka
Lake Rotongaio
Lake Rotongaro
Lake Rotongaroiti
Lake Rotongata
Lake Rotongata
Lake Rotopotaka
Lake Rotopounamu				Crater lake
Lake Rotoroa		55ha^[4]
Lake Rototapu
Lake Ruatuna
Lake Serpentine
Lake Taharoa
Lake Taupo (Taupomoana)	Taupo	616 km²		Crater lake
Lake Te Kapa
Lake Te Ko Utu
Lake Te Rotopupu
Lake Tutaeinanga
Lake Waahi
Lake Waikare	Te Kauwhata	34 km²
Lake Waikoura
Lake Waipapa
Lake Waitamoumou	Waikato District			sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa)
Lake Waiwhata
Lake Whakamaru
Lake Whangape	Waikato District
Lake Whatihua
Leesons Pond
Log Pool
Lonely Pool
Lower Birch Pool
Major Jones Pool
Never Fail Pool
Opal Lake
Parkinsons Lake	Waikato District	1.92 ha		Eutrophic lake
Poplar Pool
Poutu Pool
Pukuriri Lagoon
Red Hut Pool
Reed Pool
Rotowhero (Green Lake)
Sand Pool
Shag Pool
Shaw Reach
Silly Pool
Smallmans Reach
Stag Pool
Sulphur Lagoon
Swirl Pool
The Bend
The Bends Pool
The Boulevard
The Rip
The Stones
Upper Birch Pool
Upper Island Pool
Waddells Pool
Whangioterangi (Echo Lake)
Whiritoa Lagoon
Whitikau Pool
Willow Reach

Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Region
Lake	District	Area
Arohaki Lagoon (formerly Arahaki Lagoon)
Black Lake	Mayor Island
Crater Lake	White Island
Flaxy Lake
Frying Pan Lake
Hinemoa Pool, Mokoia Island	Rotorua
Inferno Crater Lake
Lake Aniwhenua		2.55 km²
Lake Aroarotamahine	Mayor Island
Lake Mangatutara
Lake Matahina
Lake Maui
Lake McLaren
Lake Ngawhero
Lake Okareka	Rotorua
Lake Okaro	Rotorua
Lake Okataina	Rotorua
Lake Onerahi
Lake Otumahi
Lake Pouarua
Lake Pupuwharau	Kawerau
Lake Rerewhakaaitu	Rotorua
Lake Rotoatua
Lake Rotoehu	Rotorua
Lake Rotoiti	Rotorua	35 km2
Lake Rotoitipaku
Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)	Rotorua
Lake Rotokawa	Rotorua
Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotoma	Rotorua
Lake Rotomahana	Rotorua
Lake Rotongata (Mirror Lake)
Lake Rotoroa
Lake Rotorua	Rotorua	79 km2
Lake Tahuna
Lake Taikehu
Lake Tamurenui
Lake Tarawera	Rotorua	39 km2
Lake Te Hapua
Lake Te Rotoroniu
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)	Rotorua
Southern Crater Lake
Te Matahi Lagoon
Te Onewhero Lagoon
Te Whekau Lagoon
Whakarewarewa Lagoon	Rotorua

Gisborne

Gisborne Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Lake Karangata
Lake Repongaere
Lake Rotokaha
Otopotehetehe Lake
Tiniroto Lakes
Wherowhero Lagoon

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay Region
Lake	District	Area
Awamate Lagoons
Blue Lake
Hatuma Lake	Central Hawke's Bay	1.6 km2
Hikaka
Hine Rere
Horseshoe Lake	Central Hawke's Bay
Kaipo Lagoon
Lake Horotea
Lake Kaitawa
Lake Kiriopukae
Lake Oingo	Hastings	0.8 km2
Lake Opouahi
Lake Orakai
Lake Pohue
Lake Poukawa	Hastings	1.4 km2
Lake Rotongaio
Lake Rotonuiaha		0.44 km2
Lake Rotopounamu
Lake Rotoroa
Lake Ruapani
Lake Ruapapa
Lake Runanga	Hastings	1.1 km2
Lake Tamaharau
Lake Tūtira		1.8 km2
Lake Waikareiti	Wairoa
Lake Waikaremoana	Wairoa	54 km2
Lake Waikopiro
Lake Whakamarino
Lake Whalehole
Lake Wherowhero
Long Range Lake
Maungawhio Lagoon
Mauriahea
Nga Whanau A Ruapani Tarns
Ngamotu Lagoon
Ngutu Manu
Ohuia Lagoon
Pakiaka
Potaka
Potaka Lake
Purimu Lake
Rotoataha Lake
Runanga Lake
Te Paeroa Lagoon
Te Roto Kare
Te Rotookiwa
Te Whakatutu
The Lakes
Umuomahu
Wairau Lagoon
Whakaki Lagoon	Wairoa	4.7 km2
Whakamahi Lagoon
Whano O Ruapani

Taranaki

Taranaki Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Barrett Lagoon
Lake Dive
Lake Herengawe
Lake Mangamahoe
Lake Mangawhio
Lake Moumahaki
Lake Okoia
Lake Oturi
Lake Ratapiko
Lake Rotokare
Lake Rotokohu
Lake Rotomanu
Lake Rotorangi
Lake Waiau
Lake Waikare
Lake Waikato
Murphys Lake
Tapuarau Lagoon
Waipu Lagoons

Manawatu-Wanganui

Manawatu/Wanganui Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Coe's Hole
Crater Lake
Kaitoke Lake
Karere Lagoon
Lake Alice	Rangitikei District
Lake Bernard
Lake Colenso (Kokopunui)
Lake Dudding
Lake Hawkes
Lake Heaton
Lake Herbert
Lake Hickson
Lake Horowhenua
Lake Kaikokopu
Lake Kohata
Lake Koitiata
Lake Koputara
Lake Marahau
Lake Maungarataiti
Lake Maungaratanui
Lake Meremere
Lake Moawhango
Lake Namunamu
Lake Ngaruru
Lake Oraekomiko
Lake Otamangakau
Lake Otamataraha
Lake Papaitonga
Lake Pauri
Lake Poroa
Lake Pounamu
Lake Rotokauwau
Lake Rotokura
Lake Rotokura
Lake Rotorua
Lake Surprise
Lake Te Whaiau
Lake Vipan
Lake Virginia
Lake Waipu
Lake Waiwahi
Lake Westmere
Lake William
Lake Wiritoa
Lower Tama
Mahangaiti Lake
Makirikiri Tarns
Mangahao Lower No. 2 Reservoir
Mangahao Upper No. 1 Reservoir
Marton Reservoirs
Ohinetonga Lagoon
Omanuka Lagoon
Pukepuke Lagoon
Rotokawa
Tokomaru No. 3 Reservoir
Turitea Dams
Upper Tama

Wellington

Wellington Region
Lake	District	Area
Battery Pond	South Wairarapa
Boggy Pond Lagoon	South Wairarapa
Horseshoe Lagoon	South Wairarapa
Lake Huritini	Horowhenua
Lake Kohangapiripiri	Pencarrow
Lake Kohangatera	Pencarrow
Lake Kopureherehere	Horowhenua
Lake Nganoke	South Wairarapa
Lake Onoke	South Wairarapa
Lake Pounui	South Wairarapa
Lake Waiorongomai	Horowhenua
Lake Wairarapa	South Wairarapa	78 km²
Lake Waitawa	Otaki
Ngatotara Lagoon	Horowhenua
Okupe Lagoon	Kapiti Island
Totara Lagoon	Waikanae
Waimeha Lagoon

South Island

Tasman

Tasman Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Adelaide Tarn
Bessons Dam
Black Lakes
Blue Lake
Boulder Lake
Bowscale Tarn
Camp Lake
Cleopatras Pool
Cobb Reservoir
Lake Constance
Darby Pond
Dew Lakes
Diamond Lake
Fish Lake
Gillows Dam
Hinapouri Tarn
Iron Lake
Island Lake
Island Lake
Kaihoka Lakes
Kinzett Tarn
Lake Angelus
Lake Aorere
Lake Barfoot
Lake Bellbird
Lake Caslani
Lake Clara
Lake Cobb
Lake Daniell
Lake Dora
Lake Ella
Lake Elmer
Lake Fiddle
Lake Hanlon
Lake Henderson
Lake Jeanette
Lake Jewell
Lake Killarney
Lake Lillie
Lake Lindsay
Lake Lockett
Lake Marina
Lake Matiri
Lake Otuhie
Lake Peel
Lake Perrine
Lake Phyllis
Lake Rahui
Lake Rochfort
Lake Rotoiti
Lake Rotopai
Lake Rotoroa
Lake Sedgemere
Lake Sparrow
Lake Stanley
Lake Sylvester
Lake William
Little Sylvester Lake
Luna Lake
Mirror Tarn
Moonstone Lake
Morgan Tarn
Mueller Tarn
Okari Lagoon
Orowaiti Lagoon
Round Lake
Ruby Lake
Rush Pool
Saddle Lakes
Shag Tarn
Swampy Tarn
Townson Tarn

Marlborough

Marlborough Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Argyle Pond
Big Lagoon
Chandlers Lagoon
Lake Alexander
Lake Chalice
Lake Grassmere/Kapara Te Hau
Lake Jasper
Lake McRae
Lake Rotorua
Lake Timara
Upper Lagoon
Lake Elterwater

West Coast

West Coast Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Abel Lake
Alpine Lake/Ata Puai
Bell Dam
Boil Hole
Charlies Ponds
Cloudmaker Lake
Delta Tarn
Disappearing Lake
Five Mile Lagoon
Hikimutu Lagoon
Ice Lake
Ivory Lake
Kangaroo Lake
Kapitea Reservoir
Kumara Reservoir
Lady Lake
Lake Ahaura
Lake Anna
Lake Arthur
Lake Avernus
Lake Barra
Lake Barrowman
Lake Browning/Whakarewa
Lake Brunner (Moana)
Lake Bux
Lake Christabel
Lake Dan
Lake Darby
Lake Dime
Lake Douglas
Lake Eggeling
Lake Ellery
Lake Florence
Lake Gault
Lake Gibbs
Lake Greaney
Lake Hamer
Lake Haupiri
Lake Hochstetter
Lake Ianthe/Matahi
Lake Ida
Lake Joan
Lake Julia
Lake Jumbuck
Lake Kaniere
Lake Kaurapataka
Lake Kini
Lake Law
Lake Leeb
Lake Lyes
Lake Lyttle
Lake Mahinapua
Lake Mapourika
Lake Margaret
Lake Mary
Lake Matheson
Lake Miro
Lake Misery
Lake Moeraki
Lake Morgan
Lake Mudgie
Lake Mueller
Lake Nisson
Lake Nivalus
Lake Paringa
Lake Poerua
Lake Porm
Lake Pratt
Lake Rasselas
Lake Roto Te Koeti
Lake Rotokino
Lake Ruby
Lake Ryan
Lake Sally
Lake Swan
Lake Sweeney
Lake Tarleton
Lake Topsy
Lake Wahapo
Lake Whitestone
Lake Windemere
Lake Wombat
Macs Lagoon
Manks Tarn
Minim Mere
Ogilvie Lagoon
Okarito Lagoon
Okuku Reservoir
Otoko Lake
Ounatai Lagoon
Peters Pool
Pororari Lagoon
Pukaki Lagoon
Reid Lake
Saddle Lake
Saltwater Lagoon
Smiths Ponds
Surprise Ponds
Swans Retreat Lagoon
Tawharekiri Lakes
Teal Tarn
Theta Tarn
Three Mile Lagoon
Totara Lagoon
Tukes Lagoons
Waiatoto Lagoon
White Heron Lagoon
Woodhen Pond
Zalas Pond

Canterbury

Canterbury Region
Lake	District	Area	Notes
Acland Lagoon
Albert Lake
Amberley Beach Lagoon
Ariels Tarns
Ashworths Ponds
Blackwater Lake
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lakes
Boltons Gully Lagoon
Boundary Tarns
Braemar Kettleholes
Brooklands Lagoon	Christchurch
Casey Tarn
Cluster Tarns
Coopers Lagoon/Muriwai
Forks Lagoon
Fred's Tarn
Glenmore Tarns
Grebe Tarn
Hartley Tarn
Hooker Lake
Horseshoe Lake
Jimmeys Lagoon
Kaituna Lagoon
Lake Alexandrina
Lake Aviemore
Lake Camp
Lake Catherine
Lake Clearwater
Lake Coleridge
Lake Crichton
Lake Denny
Lake Donne
Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)
Lake Emily
Lake Emma
Lake Evelyn
Lake Forsyth (Wairewa)
Lake George Scott
Lake Georgina
Lake Grace
Lake Grasmere
Lake Guyon
Lake Hawdon
Lake Henrietta
Lake Heron
Lake Ida
Lake Janet
Lake Letitia
Lake Lilian
Lake Lyndon
Lake Man
Lake Marion
Lake Mary
Lake Marymere
Lake Mason
Lake Mason
Lake Mavis
Lake McGregor
Lake Merino
Lake Minchin
Lake Murray
Lake Ohau
Lake Paget
Lake Pearson
Lake Poaka
Lake Pukaki
Lake Roundabout
Lake Ruataniwha
Lake Rubicon
Lake Sarah
Lake Selfe		33ha^[10] or 0.65km²^[11]	Oligotrophic lake^[11]
Lake Sheppard
Lake Stella
Lake Sumner
Lake Taylor
Lake Tekapo
Lake Tennyson
Lake Thompson
Lake Trinity
Lake Wardell
Lambies Lagoon
Leithfield Beach Lagoon
Little Lake
Loch Cameron
Loch Katrine
Manuka Lake
Maori Lakes
Margarets Tarn
Mata Kopae
Mimimoto Lagoon
Morris Tarn
Muddy Lakes
Mystery Lake
Mystery Tarn
Paradise Lake
Patersons Ponds
Phantom Lagoon
Pierce Pond
Princess Bath
Quagmire Tarn
Rakaia Lagoon
Rapuwai Lagoon
Raupo Pond
Red Lakes
Red Tarns
Roys Lagoon
Scott Pond
Seagull Lake
Spider Lagoon
Spider Lakes
Stony Tarn
Sunday Tarn
Swan Lagoon
Tasman Lake
The Black Hole
Trig 'N' Tarn
Tui Tarn
Tutaepatu Lagoon
Twin Lakes
Vagabonds Inn
Wainono Lagoon
Washdyke Lagoon
Windy Tarn

Otago

Otago Region
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Arethusa Pool
Blue Lake				Created by gold mining operations
Butchers Dam
Catlins Lake	Clutha
Coalpit Dam
Conroys Dam
Crescent Lake
Crucible Lake
Diamond Lake	Queenstown-Lakes			Near Glenorchy Paradise Road
Diamond Lake	Queenstown-Lakes			Near Lake Wanaka
Downeys Dam
Dukes Tarn
Dumb-bell Lake
Falls Dam
Fohn Lakes
Fraser Dam
Greenland Reservoir
Hawkers Dam
Hawksbury Lagoon
Hoffmans Dam
Idaburn Dam	Central Otago
Kaikorai Lagoon	Dunedin City
Kellands Pond
Knights Dam
Lake Agnes
Lake Alabaster/Wāwāhi Waka	Southland	4.2 km²
Lake Alta	Queenstown-Lakes
Lake Benmore		74 km²
Lake Castalia
Lake Diana
Lake Dispute	Queenstown-Lakes
Lake Dunstan	Central Otago
Lake Harris	Queenstown-Lakes			Part of the Routeburn Track
Lake Hāwea	Queenstown-Lakes	141 km²
Lake Hayes	Queenstown-Lakes	2.0 km²
Lake Hope
Lake Hyslop
Lake Iceberg
Lake Isobel
Lake Johnson	Queenstown-Lakes
Lake Kirkpatrick	Queenstown-Lakes
Lake Luna
Lake Mahinerangi		18.6 km²
Lake Mantle
Lake McKay
Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai		18.3 km²
Lake Middleton
Lake Mystery
Lake Nerine
Lake Never
Lake Onslow		3.5 km²
Lake Reid
Lake Rere	Queenstown-Lakes		Part of the Greenstone Track
Lake Roberts
Lake Roxburgh	Central Otago	6 km²
Lake Speden
Lake Sylvan	Queenstown-Lakes
Lake Truth
Lake Tuakitoto	Clutha	3.4 km²
Lake Unknown/Lake Dave
Lake Waihola	Clutha	6.1 km²
Lake Waipori		2.3 km²
Lake Waitaki	Waitaki	5.6 km²
Lake Wakatipu	Queenstown-Lakes	293 km²
Lake Wanaka	Queenstown-Lakes	193 km²
Lake Wilkie	Clutha	1.7 ha
Lake Williamson
Lake Wilmot		1.7 km²
Lake Wilson	Queenstown-Lakes
Lindsays Tarn
Loch Luella
Lochnagar
Lower Manorburn Dam
Lucidus Lake
Malones Dam
Manorburn Reservoir		1.6 km²
McKenzie Lagoon
Milburns Pond (Victoria Dam)
Moa Creek Reservoir
Moke Lake	Queenstown-Lakes
Phoenix Dam
Pinders Pond
Poolburn Reservoir		4.0 km²
Raupo Lagoon
Red Lagoon
Ross Creek Reservoir	Dunedin City
Salt Lake
Sheehey Lake
Southern Reservoir
Sullivans Dam	Dunedin City
Swan Lagoon
Tomahawk Lagoon	Dunedin City	0.30 km²	4.66 km²
Wairepo Arm
West Eweburn Dam

Southland

Southland Region
Lake	District	Area	Notes
Acheron Lakes
Big Lagoon
Black Lake
Blue Lake
Bog Lake
Buttercup Lake
Deadwood Lagoon
Double Lakes	Stewart Island
False Lake
Gair Loch
Gem Lake
Green Lake
Hidden Lake
Island Lake
Jane Lake
Kirirua
Lake Ada		2.5 km²
Lake Adelaide		1.7 km²
Lake Alexander	Stewart Island
Lake Alice		1.7 km²
Lake Annie
Lake Astelia
Lake Beattie
Lake Beddoes
Lake Bennett
Lake Bernard
Lake Bloxham
Lake Boomerang
Lake Bright
Lake Brown
Lake Browne
Lake Brownlee
Lake Brunton
Lake Cadman		1.7 km²
Lake Calder	Stewart Island
Lake Carina
Lake Carrick
Lake Cecil
Lake Chamberlain
Lake Charles
Lake Clark
Lake Colwell
Lake Cook
Lake Dale
Lake Dobson
Lake Dora
Lake Duncan
Lake Earnshaw
Lake Echo
Lake Erskine
Lake Esau
Lake Eva
Lake Eyles
Lake Fergus
Lake Forest
Lake Forster
Lake Fraser
Lake Freeman
Lake George		1.5 km²
Lake Gow
Lake Grave		1.7 km²
Lake Gunn		1.7 km²
Lake Hakapoua		5.0 km²
Lake Hall
Lake Hankinson		2.5 km²
Lake Hauroko		68.3 km²
Lake Hay
Lake Hector
Lake Henry
Lake Herries
Lake Hilda		1.7 km²
Lake Horizon
Lake Howden
Lake Iceberg
Lake Innes
Lake Ione
Lake Jaquiery
Lake Kakapo
Lake Katherine
Lake Kiwi
Lake Laffy
Lake Laura
Lake Lochie
Lake Lois
Lake Louise
Lake Lucille
Lake Lucy
Lake Luxmore
Lake Macarthur		1.0 km²
Lake Mackinnon
Lake Mainwaring
Lake Manapouri		153 km²
Lake Marchant		2.5 km²
Lake Marian
Lake Mariana
Lake Marianette
Lake Marshall
Lake Matilda
Lake McIvor
Lake Mackenzie			Part of the Routeburn Track
Lake McKellar		1.0 km²
Lake Mike
Lake Minerva
Lake Mintaro
Lake Monk		1.7 km²
Lake Monowai		32.5 km²
Lake Moreton
Lake Mouat		1.5 km²
Lake Murihiku
Lake Ned
Lake Never-never
Lake Nigel
Lake Norma
Lake Norwest		1.0 km²
Lake Ogle
Lake Orbell
Lake Pan
Lake Paradise
Lake Percy
Lake Poteriteri		42.5 km²
Lake Pukutahi
Lake Purser
Lake Quill		0.53 km²
Lake Rakatu		1.0 km²
Lake Richter
Lake Rimmer
Lake Roe
Lake Ronald
Lake Ross
Lake Saint Patrick
Lake Scott
Lake Sheila	Stewart Island
Lake Shirley
Lake Story
Lake Sumor
Lake Sutherland
Lake Swan
Lake Te Anau		352 km²
Lake Te Aroha
Lake Te Au		2.5 km²
Lake Thomas
Lake Thomas
Lake Thompson
Lake Thomson
Lake Troup
Lake Tuaraki
Lake Turner
Lake Ursula
Lake Victor
Lake Victoria
Lake Vincent
Lake Virginia
Lake Wade
Lake Wapiti
Lake Welcome
Lake Widgeon
Lake Wisely
Loch Maree
Long White Lagoon
Mirror Lakes
Misty Tarn
Moana Putakitaki Lagoon	Stewart Island
Myth Tarn
North Mavora Lake		10.8 km²
Prong Lake
Rainbow Lake
Secretary Lake
Shallow Lake
Shy Lake
Skeleton Lakes
South Mavora Lake		1.2 km²
Sphinx Lake
Stump Lake
Swan Mere
Tauatemaku Lagoon	Stewart Island
Tawera Tarn
Te Awatuiau Lagoon	Stewart Island
Teardrop Lake
The Reservoir
Three Duck Lake
Three Lagoons
Trinity Lakes
Waitokariro Lagoon	Stewart Island
Waituna Lagoon

Other islands

Chatham Islands

Chatham Islands
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Lake Huro
Lake Marakapia
Lake Pateriki
Lake Rakeinui
Lake Te Rangatapu
Lake Te Wapu
Rangitahi Lake
Te Whanga Lagoon
Tennant's Lake

Kermadec Islands

Kermadec Islands
Lake	District	Area	Watershed	Notes
Blue Lake, Raoul Island
Green Lake, Raoul Island

Ross Dependency

Ross Dependency
Lake	Location	Area	Notes
Alph Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Lake Bonney	McMurdo Dry Valleys	4.3 km²	Endorheic lake
Lake Brownworth	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Glacial meltwater lake
Lake Chad	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Endorheic lake
Don Juan Pond	McMurdo Dry Valleys	0.03 km²	Hypersaline lake
Lake Fryxell	McMurdo Dry Valleys	7.8 km²	Endorheic lake
Lake Hoare	McMurdo Dry Valleys	1.9 km²	Endorheic lake
Howchin Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Mount Erebus Lava Lake	Ross Island	0.01 km²	Crater lake
Pyramid Pond	Scott Coast
Trough Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Lake Vanda	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Endorheic lake
Lake Vida	McMurdo Dry Valleys	6.8 km²	Endorheic lake
Walcott Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system

References

↑ Lowe, D.J., Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B., ed. Inland waters of New Zealand. Wellington: DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. pp. 471–474. ISBN 0-477-06799-9.
1 2 "Lake Kaituna (B)". www.waikatoregion.govt.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
↑ Peters, Monica. "Monitoring & Management Plan" (PDF). Landcare.
1 2 3 4 5 "Shallow lakes management plan: Volume 2" (PDF). Waikato Regional Council.
↑ Peters, Monica (2015-09-14). "Lake Koromatua: One of 1000 community restoration projects". monicalogues. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
↑ "Waipa District Council Draft Lake Management Plan para 11.1" (PDF). www.waipadc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
↑ "Significant Natural Areas of the Waikato Region – Lake Ecosystems" (PDF). Waikato Regional Council. p. 205.
↑ NIWA (December 2005). "The condition of lakes in the Waikato Region using SPI" (PDF).
↑ "Field Trip to Twin Dune Lakes • Awhitu Landcare". www.awhitu.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
↑ "A Directory of Wetlands in New Zealand" (PDF). Department of Conservation.
1 2 "Canterbury high country lakes water quality monitoring programme 2007 Table 2.1" (PDF).

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