Godley River (north), Macauley River (north), Mistake River (west), Cass River (west)[1]
Primary outflows
Tekapo River
Catchment area
1,463 km2 (565 sq mi)[1]
Max. length
27 km (17 mi)[1]
Max. width
6 km (3.7 mi) (max), 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) (mean)[1]
Surface area
87 km2 (34 sq mi) (summer), 82 km2 (32 sq mi) (winter),[1]
Average depth
69 m (226 ft)[1]
Max. depth
120 m (390 ft)[1]
Water volume
6 km3 (4.9×10^6 acre⋅ft)[1]
Surface elevation
710 m (2,330 ft)
References
[1]
Lake Tekapo (Māori: Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ōhau). It covers an area of 83 km2 (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level.
Lake Tekapo in the twilight
^ abcdefghiIrwin, J. (September 1978). "Bottom sediments of Lake Tekapo compared with adjacent Lakes Pukaki and Ohau, South Island, New Zealand". N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. Vol. 12, no. 3. pp. 245–250. doi:10.1080/00288330.1978.9515749. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
LakeTekapo (Māori: Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in...
LakeTekapo Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: NZTL) is a Non-Certificated Airport 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of LakeTekapo township in the Mackenzie District...
Tekapo River, flows occasionally through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island, LakeTekapo (town), small town (township) located...
Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are LakesTekapo and Ōhau. All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers...
LakeTekapo Regional Park is a regional park in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It covers 165 hectares (410 acres) at the eastern...
Mackenzie Basin, Lake Pukaki and LakeTekapo. The main settlements within the reserve are Mount Cook Village, Twizel, and LakeTekapo (town). The night...
Hakataramea and the Tekapo Rivers. Lakes Ōhau, Pukaki, Alexandrina and Tekapo lie within the Mackenzie Basin, as do the artificial hydroelectric lakes of Ruataniwha...
Ōhau and Tekapo rivers, now at the head of the artificial Lake Benmore, these rivers being fed by three large glacial lakes, Pukaki, Tekapo, and Ōhau...
Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located to the east of LakeTekapo and has several peaks which rise to around 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). The...
minutes drive) north of Omarama and 60 km (42 minutes drive) south of LakeTekapo. The present town was built in 1968 by the Ministry of Works and Development...
Lake George Scott, also called Scott Pond, is a small lake situated on the Tekapo River approximately 3 kilometres downstream of LakeTekapo, New Zealand...
Auckland and Wellington. Air Safaris currently operate a link service to LakeTekapo airport. International services have increased over recent years with...
may be seen at Lake Pukaki and LakeTekapo in New Zealand, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, and Peyto Lake in Canada, Gjende lake in Norway, and...
Castle" Ornamental lupins, Ushuaia, Argentina Lupins at LakeTekapo, New Zealand Lupins at LakeTekapo, New Zealand Texas Bluebonnet, Texas, United States...
Country. This provides a road link to Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Twizel, LakeTekapo, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown. Timaru has been built on rolling...
kilometres (19 mi) from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial LakeTekapo, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectric...
8 metre MOA telescope. The nearest population centre is the resort town of LakeTekapo (pop. >500). Approximately 20% of nights at UCMJO are photometric, with...
Andrew P. (1995). "Thermal and dynamic characteristics of alpine lake breezes, LakeTekapo, New Zealand". Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 76 (1): 3–24. Bibcode:1995BoLMe...
metres: Lake Hauroko: 462 and ~117. Lake Manapouri: 444 and 149. Lake Te Anau: 425 and ~169. Lake Wakatipu: 420 and 130. Lake Hāwea: 392 and ~101. Lake Wānaka:...
Mainland Air operates flights to Oamaru. Air Safaris runs a link service to LakeTekapo Airport. The Christchurch Engine Centre, established in 1953, is located...
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