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Lake Otuhie

Depth: 1.1 metres

Area: 84.7 hectares

Altitude: 5 metres

Lake ID: 25519

Main vegetation type:
Manuka

Golden Bay

Tasman
40° 41' 11" S
172° 25' 7" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust
    • Te Ātiawa o te Waka-a-Māui
      • Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua

        Description

        Lake Otuhie is a shallow coastal lake located between Westhaven/Whanganui Inlet and Kahurangi Point. The lake has three inflow tributaries and a surface outflow. The lake’s catchment is influenced by limestone geology. The eroded limestone bluffs at the western end of the lake suggest that it lies in a river basin that is quite old and that the lake was most likely formed by landslides from the steep limestone hills at the now western end of the lake. The catchment was intensively mined for gold in the late 1800s at which time Sandhills Creek was dammed, raising the water level of the outflow to lake levels and expanding the size of the lake. The dam no longer exists. Presently, the catchment comprises 95% native vegetation and 5% pasture.

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