Lake Hawea
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Lake Hāwea is a deep glacial lake in New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its clear blue waters, mountain scenery, and outdoor recreation opportunities such as fishing, boating, and hiking.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Hāwea | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | State Highway 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| damCompletedIn | 1958 ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 348 metres ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial processes ⓘ |
| governedBy | Queenstown-Lakes District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Lake Hāwea dam ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Dingle Burn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunter River NERFINISHED ⓘ Timaru River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Mou Waho Island (nearby on Lake Wānaka, regionally associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMāoriName | Hāwea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Hāwea River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationReserve | Lake Hāwea Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNorthOf | Lake Wānaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear blue water
ⓘ
mountain scenery ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| length | approximately 35 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Queenstown-Lakes District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ Southern Alps region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Otago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wānaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of the Southern Alps ⓘ |
| managedBy | Contact Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 392 metres ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Māori ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hāwea township
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Hāwea township ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Lakes of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ swimming ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Lake Wānaka by a low range of hills ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 141 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation regulation ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| width | up to about 8 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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