Lake_Morehurehu

Lake Morehurehu

Lake Morehurehu

Dune Lake in Northland Region, North Island

Lake Morehurehu is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand.[1] It is located to the Northeast of Te Kao on the Aupouri Peninsula.

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The lake has 3 separate stream inlets, the lake discharges from the southeastern end of the lake through a wetland, which flows into Great Exhibition Bay on the peninsula's east coast.[2]

The land use of the lake catchment is pine plantation forestry, the lake itself has a surrounding vegetative zone of manuka/hakea scrub.[2]

The water quality of the lake is monitored by Northland Regional Council,[3] and the environmental information can be viewed on the LAWA website.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Place name detail: Lake Morehurehu". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2010". Northland Regional Council.
  3. [3]
    "Lake Water Quality Monitoring Network - Northland Regional Council". www.nrc.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Lake Morehurehu Water Quality". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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