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Lake Māhinapua

Depth: 10.6 metres

Area: 393.8 hectares

Altitude: 14 metres

Lake ID: 38421

Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest

Hokitika

West Coast
42° 47' 50" S
170° 54' 43" E
Coastal

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio

Description

Lake Māhinapua is a shallow lake on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It is about 10 kilometres south of Hokitika and near the small town of Ruatapu. It was formerly a coastal lagoon, but the buildup of coastal dunes made it an inland lake roughly 500 metres from the Tasman Sea coastline (source wikipedia).

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