Te Whanga Lagoon
Te Whanga Lagoon is the largest waterbody on Chatham Island and is prized for its recreation and food gathering values, as well as having high cultural values. It is predominantly a brackish or saline environment, due to periodic openings to the sea. It has moderate to high nutrient levels and sometimes suffers from algal blooms. […]
Lake Pateriki
Lake Pateriki is a coastal dune lake in the north east of Chatham Island. The lake bed is sandy and the lake has saline, tea stained water. Its norther margin is bordered by sand dune. Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake Te Wapu
Te Wapu is a coastal dune lake in the north east of Chatham Island close to Kaingaroa, the Skirmish Bay settlement. The lake shows high levels of nutrient enrichment, with poor water quality and algal blooms (ECAN). Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Rangitahi Lake
Rangitahi Lake (sometimes spelt Rangitai) is located between Te Whanga Lagoon and Lake Pateriki in north east Chatham Island. Lake Rangitahi is a dune-dammed lake. It is clearer than nearby lakes, with over 10 m underwater visibility. The lake supplies water to the settlement of Kaingaroa some 6km away.
Lake Rotoeka
Lake Rotoeka is a small shallow tannin stained peat lake situated in the north of Chatham Island. Main image byDavid G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake by Tangoio Creek
The unnamed shallow, tannin stained peat lake close to Tangoio Creek drains east, via Tangoio Creek, to the coast. It is located on the western end of Chathams Island’s north western arm. Main image byDavid G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake Rotoparaoa
Lake Rotoparaoa is a small, dune lake separated from Long Beach, on the west coast of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri) by sand dunes. Main image byDavid G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake Marakapia
Lake Marakapia is a small, shallow, dune lake situated inland from Long Beach, just north of Henga Scenic Reserve on the west coast of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri). Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Tennants Lake
Tennants Lake is a dune lake situated inland from Long Beach on the west coast of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri), beside the Port Hutt road. Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake Huro
Lake Huro is a large, shallow dune lake sitting between Waitangi Bay settlement and the south west end of the very large Te Whanga Lagoon on Rēkohu / Wharekauri / Chatham Islands. Monitoring reveals the lake has poor water quality with high levels of nutrient enrichment and suffers from algal blooms (ECAN). Main image by […]
