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Lake Ngakeketo

Depth: 15.2 metres

Area: 11.4 hectares

Altitude: 38 metres

Lake ID: 21433

Main vegetation type:
Manuka

Te Paki

Northland
34° 31' 5" S
172° 46' 26" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Takoto
    • Ngāti Kurī
      • Te Aupōuri

        Description

        Lake Ngakeketo is situated in sand dunes and is an impounded stream system occupying 11.3 hectares. The catchment is vegetated with manuka (70%), pasture and pines (20%) and mobile dune (10%) near the outlet. The lake is comprised of two arms; the western arm fed by a stream flowing from the north, with the outflow obstructed by beds of emergent raupo (Typha orientalis), flowing into the Te Paki Stream.

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