Lake Pukaki
Lake in Canterbury Region, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Pukaki (Māori: Pūkaki)[4][5][6] is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ōhau. All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes. The Alps2Ocean mountain bike trail follows the edge of Lake Pukaki for part of its length.
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Lake Pukaki | |
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Māori: Pūkaki | |
Location | Mackenzie District, Canterbury region, South Island |
Coordinates | 44°07′S 170°10′E |
Primary inflows | Tasman River |
Primary outflows | Pukaki River |
Catchment area | 1,413 km2 (546 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Surface area | 178.7 km2 (69.0 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 47 m (154 ft)[1] |
Max. depth | 70 m (230 ft)[1] |
Water volume | 4.66 km3 (3,780,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface elevation | 518.2 to 532 m (1,700 to 1,745 ft)[2] |
Frozen | never (winter air temperatures can reach as low as −20 °C (−4 °F) though)[3] |
Islands | Five Pound Note Island (now submerged) |
Settlements | Twizel |
References | [1][2] |
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