Lake Manapouri
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| Lake Manapouri | |
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| Location | South Island, New Zealand |
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| Primary sources | Waiau River |
| Primary outflows | Waiau River |
| Catchment area | 1388 km² |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Max length | 28 km |
| Surface area | 142 km² |
| Max depth | 444 m |
| Shore length1 | 170 km |
| Surface elevation | 177.8 m |
| Islands | 33 |
| Settlements | Manapouri |
| 1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article. | |
Lake Manapouri is a lake in the South Island of New Zealand.
Lake Manapouri has four arms, North, South, West and Hope, and some 33 islands, 22 of which are wooded. The Waiau River is its natural outlet.
The lake provides hydro-electric power via Manapouri Power Station, in the West arm, which discharges water through two 10-km tailrace tunnels to Doubtful Sound and the sea. In 1960 it was proposed to raise the lake by up to 30 metres for the power station but a strong nationwide protest prevented this from happening. The lake levels are carefully controlled to be close to natural fluctuations.
The lake is within Fiordland National Park and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.
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 Inside view of the Lake Manapouri Power Station |
