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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)

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Largest

Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)^{[citation needed]}

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	Contains largest inland island within New Zealand, Pomona Island
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	Largest lake in New Zealand without road access
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	Watershed	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

Auckland

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	Watershed	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 Whatihua	Franklin			Dune 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				Tongariro River pool
Alum Lake		8ha[2]
Bain Pool				Tongariro River pool
Barlows Pool				Tongariro River pool
Beggs Pool				Tongariro River pool
Big Bend Pool				Tongariro River pool
Blue Lake	Taupo	17ha[3]	71ha[3]	on Mount Tongariro
Blue Pool				Tongariro River pool
Boulder Pool				Tongariro River pool
Breakaway Pool				Tongariro River pool
Breakfast Pool				Tongariro River pool
Cattle Rustlers Pool				Tongariro River pool
Champagne Pool	Rotorua			Fed from a hot spring
Cherry Pool				Tongariro River pool
Cliff Pool				Tongariro River pool
Cobham Pool				Tongariro River pool
Dans Pool				Tongariro River pool
DeLatours Pool				Tongariro River pool
Downs Pool				Tongariro River pool
Duchess Pool				Tongariro River pool
Emerald Lakes	Taupo	1ha[3]	264ha[3]	on Mount Tongariro
Fan Pool				Tongariro River pool
Fence Pool				Tongariro River pool
Graces Pool				Tongariro River pool
Hamareha Lakes	South Waikato	1ha[3]	1055ha[3]
Hardcastle Lagoon	Taupo			Oxbow lake
Henderson's Pond	Waipa	0.88ha[4]	31ha[4]	peat lake
Horseshoe Lake (Lake Waiwhakareke)	Hamilton	3ha[4]	66ha[4]	drains into Lake Rotokauri
Hydro Pool				Tongariro River pool
Island Pool				Tongariro River pool
Jellicoe Pool				Tongariro River pool
Jones Pool				Tongariro River pool
Judges Pool				Tongariro River pool
Kamahi Pool				Tongariro River pool
Kopuatai Burn Pools	Hauraki district	2ha[4]	183.1ha[4]	peat lakes on Kopuatai Peat Dome
Lake A (Lake Whakatangi)	Waikato District	2.7ha[4]	170ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Arapuni	Mangakino	9 km²		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Aratiatia	Taupo	60ha[3]	147,880ha[3]	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Areare	Waikato District	33ha[4]	262ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Atiamuri		2.3 km2		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake B (or Lake Kaituna)[6]	Waikato District	12ha[4]	580ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake C (or Lake Komakorau)[6]	Waikato District	2.6ha[4]	619ha[4]	restoration study done[7]
Lake Cameron (Lake Kareaotahi)	Waipa	3.4ha[4]	31ha[4]	peat lake
Lake D (Lake Kainui)	Waikato District	25ha[4]	132ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Disappear	Waikato District	up to 2 km long when full	599.5ha[4] 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 Tunawhakaheke)	Waikato District	6.7ha[4]	100ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Hakanoa	Waikato District	52ha[4]	613ha[4]	riverine lake,[8] aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Harihari	Waitomo district	18.39ha	134ha[4]	sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa), aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Hinemaiaia		12ha[9]		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Hotoananga	Waikato District	19ha[4]	71ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Karapiro	Cambridge	7.7 km2		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Kimihia	Huntly	58ha[4]	1485ha[4]	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Kopuera	Waikato District	52ha[4]	250ha[4]	near Rangiriri
Lake Koraha	Otorohanga district	0.8ha[4]	176.8ha[4]	drains via a small cave
Lake Koromatua	Waipa	9.9ha[4]	200 ha (490 acres)[4]	Eutrophic lake[10] 22ha total area,[11] aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Kuratau	Taupo	103ha[3]	18367ha[3]	Hydroelectric reservoir
Lake Mangahia	Waipa	8.4ha[4]	354ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Mangakaware	Waipa	12.9ha[4]	238ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Maraetai		4.4 km²		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Maratoto	Waipa	18ha[4]	88ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Milicich	Waipa	2.2ha[4]	54ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Moananui	South Waikato district	8ha[3]	2706ha[3]
Lake Ngāhewa	Rotorua	8.4ha[4]	746ha[4]	volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Ngakoro	Rotorua	12ha[3]	235ha[3]	geothermal
Lake Ngapouri	Rotorua	23.5ha[3]	636ha[3]	volcanic
Lake Ngaroto	Waipa	108ha[4]	1846ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Ngarotoiti	Waipa	3.4ha[4]	504ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Numiti	Waitomo district	15.776ha[12]		near Taharoa
Lake Ohakuri		12 km²		Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Ohinewai	Waikato District	16ha[4]	347ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Okoroire	South Waikato district	3.5ha[4]	147ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Okowhao	Waikato District	21ha[4]		riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Opuatia	Waikato District	6-7ha[4]		peat lake
Lake Opouri	Rotorua	26ha[9]	636ha[3]	volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Orotu	Rotorua		582ha[3]	volcanic
Lake Otamatearoa	Waikato District	4.9ha[4]	68.3ha[4]	sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Parangi	Otorohanga district	12.2ha[4]	122ha[4]	sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Pataka	Waipa	4.6ha[4]	55ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Pataka South (Lake Posa)	Waipa	2.05ha[4]	95ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Patetonga	Hauraki district	4.9ha[4]		artificial tidal lake with sluice, for duck shooting
Lake Penewaka	Waikato District	4ha[4]		in Lake Waikare wildlife management reserve
Lake Pikopiko	Waikato District	6.4ha[4]	94ha[4]
Lake Piopio	Waitomo district	0.2ha[4]	28ha[4]	sand dune lake near Taharoa
Lake Puketi	Waikato District	0.059 km²[13]	114.1ha[4]	sand dune lake,[14] aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Puketirini	Waikato District	104ha[15]		Weavers opencast coal-mine until December 1993
Lake Rotoaira	Taupo	13 km²	14190ha[3]	volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotohoko	South Waikato district
Lake Rotoiti	Waikato District	1.2ha[4]	41.93ha[4]	sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotokaeo (Forest Lake)	Hamilton	3.1ha[4]		peat lake
Lake Rotokaraka	Waikato District	6-7ha[4]
Lake Rotokauri	Hamilton	42ha[4]	933ha[4]	near Rotokauri, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotokawa	Taupo	62ha[3]	1090ha[3]	geothermal
Lake Rotokawau	Waikato District	22ha[4]	1804ha[4]	peat lake linked to Lake Waikare, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotokotuku	Waitomo district	1.1ha[4]	18.5ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Rotomanuka	Waipa	12.3ha (North) 5.4ha (South)[4]	479ha[4]	peat lakes, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotongaio	Taupo	34ha[3]	506ha[3]	volcanic
Lake Rotongaro	Waikato District	292ha[4]	1950ha[4]	riverine lake linked to Lake Rotongaroiti, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotongaroiti	Waikato District	23ha[4]	2105ha[4]	riverine lake linked to Lake Rotongaro, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotongata	Waipa	5.3ha[4]	144ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Rotopotaka	Waipa	2.8ha[4]	76ha[4]	peat lake
Lake Rotopounamu	Taupo	5.5ha[4]	525ha[4]	Crater lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton)	Hamilton	55ha[4]	258ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Rotoroa (Taharoa)	Waitomo district	22.4ha[4]
Lake Rototapu	Waitomo district	2ha[4]	28ha[4]	sand dune lake near Taharoa
Lake Ruatuna	Waipa	13ha[4]	190ha[4]	peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Serpentine (Rotopiko)	Waipa	5.3 ha (north) 8.3 ha (south) 1.6 ha (east)[4]	163ha[4]	peat lakes, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Taharoa	Waitomo district	216ha[4]		sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Taupo (Taupomoana)	Taupo	616 km²		Crater lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Te Kapa	Waikato District	1ha[4]		peat lake
Lake Te Ko Utu	Waipa	6ha[3]	416ha[3]	Oxbow lake
Lake Te Rotopupu	Otorohanga district	0.95ha[4]	240ha[4]	sand dune lake
Lake Tutaeinanga	Rotorua	3.1ha[4]	501ha[4]	volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Waahi	Waikato District	522ha[16]	9221ha[4]	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Waikare	Te Kauwhata	34 km²	210km2[4]	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Waipapa	Taupo	150ha[3]	25409ha[3]	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Waitamoumou	Waikato District	2.4ha[4]		sand dune lake (see Lake Ototoa)
Lake Waiwhata	Waikato District	8.9ha[4]		peat lake
Lake Whakamaru	Taupo	780ha[3]	81,148ha[3]	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Lake Whangape	Waikato District	1450ha[4]	317km2[4]	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Leesons Pond	Matamata- Piako district	3-4ha[4]		peat lake
Log Pool				Tongariro River pool
Lonely Pool				Tongariro River pool
Lower Birch Pool				Tongariro River pool
Major Jones Pool				Tongariro River pool
Never Fail Pool				Tongariro River pool
Parkinsons Lake (Kohahuake)	Waikato District	1.92 ha	107.7ha[4]	Eutrophic sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored[5]
Poplar Pool				Tongariro River pool
Poutu Pool				Tongariro River pool
Pukuriri Lagoon	Taupo
Red Hut Pool				Tongariro River pool
Reed Pool				Tongariro River pool
Rotowhero (Green Lake)	Rotorua	2.6ha[3]	1101ha[3]	geothermal
Sand Pool				Tongariro River pool
Shag Pool				Tongariro River pool
Shaw Reach				Tongariro River pool
Silly Pool				Tongariro River pool
Smallmans Reach				Tongariro River pool
Stag Pool				Tongariro River pool
Sulphur Lagoon	Taupo	2ha[3]	197ha[3]	volcanic
Swirl Pool				Tongariro River pool
Te Otamanui Lagoon	Waikato District	5.4ha[4]		alluvial and pumice dammed valley
The Bend				Tongariro River pool
The Bends Pool				Tongariro River pool
The Boulevard				Tongariro River pool
The Rip				Tongariro River pool
The Stones				Tongariro River pool
Upper Birch Pool				Tongariro River pool
Upper Island Pool				Tongariro River pool
Waddells Pool				Tongariro River pool
Whangioterangi (Echo Lake)	Rotorua	5ha[3]	70ha[3]	geothermal
Whiritoa Lagoon	Thames Coromandel			at Whiritoa
Whitikau Pool				Tongariro River pool
Willow Reach				Tongariro River pool

Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Region

Lake	District	Area	Watershed district	Notes
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
Lake Waikoura	Matakana
Opal 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	Watershed	Notes
Awamate Lagoons
Blue Lake
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 Whatumā	Central Hawke's Bay	1.6 km2
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	Watershed	Notes
Battery Pond	South Wairarapa
Boggy Pond Lagoon	South Wairarapa
Cannons Creek Lake	Porirua
Horseshoe Lagoon	South Wairarapa
Lake Huritini	Horowhenua
Lake Kohangapiripiri	Pencarrow Head
Lake Kohangatera	Pencarrow Head
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
Whitby Lake (Lower)	Porirua
Whitby Lake (Upper)	Porirua

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
Kapitia 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	Watershed	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				Named after Joseph 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[17] or 0.65km2[18]		Oligotrophic lake[18]
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				Lake on an island (Mou Waho Island) on a lake on an island
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			Along 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			Along 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	Watershed	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
Lake Ada		2.5 km²		Along the Milford Track
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 Kirirua				On Anchor Island
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				Along 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	Watershed	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

See also

• List of lakes


• List of reservoirs and dams in New Zealand


• List of islands of New Zealand#In rivers and lakes

References

External links

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