Lake Tekapo / Takapō, Canterbury, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo 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. It covers an area of 83 km² and is at an altitude of 710 m above sea level.
  • Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury region, South Island
  • Primary inflows: Godley River (north), Macauley River (north), Mistake River (west), Cass River (west)
  • Primary outflows: Tekapo River
  • Catchment area: 1,463 km² (565 sq mi)
  • Max. length: 27 km (17 mi)
  • Max. width: 6 km (3.7 mi) (max), 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) (mean)
  • Surface area: 87 km² (34 sq mi) (summer), 82 km² (32 sq mi) (winter),

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