Lake_Waahi

Lake Waahi

Lake Waahi

Riverine lake in North Island

Lake Waahi (or up to 1913 sometimes called Lake Waihi)[1] is located immediately to the west of Huntly, in the Waikato Region.[2] Lake Waahi is a riverine lake, which links to the Waikato River by way of the short Waahi Stream.[3] The smaller Lake Puketirini lies immediately to Waahi's southeast.

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The lake has a maximum depth of five metres and the open water covers approximately 522 hectares,[2] though the lake extends further through marsh and fenland.

The lake is situated within predominantly pastoral land.

Pollution

During the 1970s the lake had a healthy cover of macrophytes, but by 1981 the lake became supertrophic, with high turbidity and microscopic algae. Monitoring to 2004 showed no significant changes.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Parliament, New Zealand (1913). Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives.
  2. [2]
    "Lake Waahi". Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Riverine lakes". Waikato Regional Council. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Water quality in Lake Waahi". www.waikatoregion.govt.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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