Lake Rotoroa
Lake Rotoroa is the larger of the two large glacial lakes in Nelson Lakes National Park. The lakes were formed when rivers were dammed behind past glaciers’ terminal moraines (ridges of rubble that form at the front of a glacier) (source www.teara.govt.nz). Lake Rotoroa (meaning long lake in maori) is a long deep lake nestled […]
Lake Rotoiti (Nelson Lakes)
Lake Rotoiti is the smaller of the two large glacial lakes in Nelson Lakes national park. The lakes were formed when rivers were dammed behind past glaciers’ terminal moraines (ridges of rubble that form at the front of a glacier) (source www.teara.govt.nz).
Lake Waiorongomai
Lake Waiorongomai is a small lake (6 hectares) that forms part of the cluster of dune lake/wetland systems located just north of Ōtaki on the border between the Wellington and Manawatū-Whanganui regions.
Lake Waitawa
Lake Waitawa is a small (~16 hectares), shallow (typically ≤ 7m deep) dune lake situated just north of Ōtaki near the edge of Greater Wellington’s regional boundary. It is part of a group of highly modified small dune lake/wetland systems found in this area. The lake is fed by several small streams/wetlands that run into […]
