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Lake in New Zealand

Lake Ngakapua
Location of Lake NgakapuaLocation of Lake NgakapuaLake Ngakapua
LocationNorthland Region, North Island
Coordinates35°01′13″S 173°11′13″E / 35.02028°S 173.18694°E / -35.02028; 173.18694
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Max. depth8.2 metres (27 ft)

Lake Ngakapua is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the northwest of Awanui, near Waipapakauri on the Aupouri Peninsula.

The lake has no defined inflows or outflows. The lake consists of two basins; the North is smaller and deeper (2.2 ha in size, c. 8.2 m deep), while the South is larger and slightly shallower (6.7 ha in size, c. 5.2 m deep). The lake catchment area is predominantly pastoral, with some scrub and planted forest.

See also

References

  1. "Place name detail: Lake Ngakapua". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. "Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2010". Northland Regional Council. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


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