List of lakes of New Zealand

This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.
A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.).
There are:

43 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km²
231 lakes greater than 0.5 km²
3822 lakes greater than 0.01 km²

Largest

Lakes with a surface area of more than

Rank	Name	Surface area	Region	Notes
1	Lake Taupō		Waikato	Largest lake in New Zealand; second-largest freshwater lake in Oceania
2	Lake Te Anau		Southland	Largest lake in the South Island
3	Lake Wakatipu		Otago	Longest lake in New Zealand
4	Lake Wānaka		Otago
5	Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora		Canterbury	Largest lagoon in mainland New Zealand
5	Te Whanga Lagoon		Chatham Island	Largest lake outside the North Island and South Island
7	Lake Pukaki		Canterbury
8	Lake Manapouri		Southland	Contains largest inland island within New Zealand, Pomona Island
9	Lake Hāwea		Otago
10	Lake Tekapo		Canterbury
11	Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe		Bay of Plenty
12	Lake Wairarapa		Wellington
13	Lake Benmore		Canterbury/Otago	Largest artificial lake in New Zealand
14	Lake Hauroko		Southland	Deepest lake in New Zealand
15	Lake Ōhau		Canterbury
16	Lake Waikaremoana		Hawke's Bay
17	Lake Coleridge		Canterbury
18	Lake Poteriteri		Southland	Largest lake in New Zealand without road access
19	Lake Brunner / Moana		West Coast
20	Lake Tarawera		Bay of Plenty
21	Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu		Bay of Plenty
22	Lake Waikare		Waikato
23	Lake Monowai		Southland
24	Lake Aviemore		Canterbury	Artificial
25	Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai		Southland
26	Lake Dunstan		Otago	Artificial
27	Lake Rotoroa		Tasman	Largest lake in the Tasman Region
28	Lake Kaniere		West Coast
29=	Lake Ōmāpere		Northland
29=	Lake Sumner		Canterbury
31	Lake Rotoaira		Waikato
32=	Ōkārito Lagoon		West Coast
32=	Lake Ohakuri		Waikato	Artificial
33	Lake Rotomā		Bay of Plenty
	+9 other lakes	>10 km²	-	-

Deepest lakes

Maximum depth and average depth in metres:

Lake Hauroko: 462 and ~117.
Lake Manapouri: 444 and 149.
Lake Te Anau: 425 and ~169.
Lake Wakatipu: 420 and ~217.
Lake Hāwea: 392 and ~161.
Lake Wānaka: 311 and ~160.

These six lakes are all situated on the South Island.
The deepest lake on the North Island is:

Lake Waikaremoana: 256 and 75.

North Island

Northland

The following lakes are located in the Northland Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Bulrush Lake	Far North District	0.11 km²	Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Half Mile Lagoon	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Carrot	Far North District		Isthmus of Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Gem	Far North District		South of Lake Ngatu
Lake Half	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Heather	Far North District	0.125 km²	North of Lake Rotoroa
Lake Humuhumu	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Kahuparere	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Kaiiwi	Kaipara District		South of Lake Taharoa
Lake Kaiwai	Far North District
Lake Kanono	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Kapoai	Kaipara District		Northern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Karaka	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Karoro / Mathews	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Kihona	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Manuwai	Far North District		Northwest of Kerikeri
Lake Mokeno	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Morehurehu	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Ngakapua	Far North District		Isthmus of Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Ngakeketa	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Ngatu	Far North District		Isthmus of Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Ōmāpere	Far North District	14 km²	North of Kaikohe. Maximum depth: 3m
Lake Ora	Whangarei District		Northwest of Whangārei
Lake Otapuiti	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Owhareiti	Far North District
Lake Parawanui	Kaipara District		Northern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Puhau	Far North District		Close to Hokianga Harbour
Lake Rotokawau	Far North District		Isthmus of Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Rotokawau	Far North District		Karikari Peninsula
Lake Rotokawau	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Rotokereru	Far North District
Lake Rotomata	Far North District		Close to Hokianga Harbour
Lake Rotootuauru	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Rotopouua	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Rotoroa	Far North District
Lake Rototuna	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Rototuna Lower	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Taeore	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Taharoa	Kaipara District
Lake Tairutu	Far North District		Close to Hokianga Harbour
Lake Tauanui	Far North District
Lake Te Kahika	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Wahakari	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Waikanae	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Waikaramu	Far North District		Waihuahua Swamp, southern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Waikere	Kaipara District		Northwest of Lake Taharoa
Lake Waimimiha	Far North District		North of Ahipara
Lake Waingaro	Far North District		Southwest of Kerikeri
Lake Waingata	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Wainui	Kaipara District		Northern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Waiparera	Far North District		Southern Aupōuri Peninsula
Lake Waiporohita	Far North District		Karikari Peninsula
Lake Wairere	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Whakaneke	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Lake Whirirau	Far North District		Close to Hokianga Harbour
Phoebes Lake	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Rotopouri	Kaipara District		Southern Pouto Peninsula
Salt Lake	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Shag Lake	Kaipara District		Northwest of Lake Taharoa
Split Lake	Far North District		Southwest of Lake Rotoroa
Swan Lake	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Swan Lake	Far North District		Southern Aupōuri Peninsula
The Big Lake	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Waihopo Lake	Far North District		Northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Waitahora Lagoon	Far North District		Close to Spirits Bay, northern Aupōuri Peninsula
Whau Valley Reservoir	Whangarei District		Northwest of Whangārei

Auckland

The following lakes are located in the Auckland Region.
Many of the lakes in the Auckland Region are man made reservoirs, constructed in the hilly catchment areas of the Waitakere and Hunua ranges in order to provide a water supply for the Auckland urban area.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Cosseys Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in Hunua Ranges
Crater Hill Lake	Auckland Region		Maar lake at Māngere
Lake Karaka	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Kawaupaku	Auckland Region		Dune lake southeast of Bethells Beach
Lake Kereta	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Kuwakatai	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Ngakaru	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Okaihau	Auckland Region		North of Muriwai Beach
Lake Paekawau	Auckland Region		Waipatukahu, north of Muriwai Beach
Lake Piripoua	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Pokorua	Auckland Region		On Āwhitu Peninsula
Lake Poutoa	Auckland Region		On Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Pupuke	Auckland Region		Crater lake in Takapuna
Lake Rototoa	Auckland Region	1.39 km²	Dune lake on Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula
Lake Waiataru	Auckland Region		Dune lake south of Bethells Beach
Lake Wainamu	Auckland Region		Dune lake east of Bethells Beach
Lake Whatihua	Auckland Region		Dune lake east of Waiuku on Āwhitu Peninsula
Lower Huia Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in southern Waitākere Ranges
Lower Nihotupu Reservoir	Auckland Region	0.53 km²	Reservoir in southern Waitākere Ranges
Mangatangi Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in Hunua Ranges
Nihotupu Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir
Pehiakura Lakes	Auckland Region		On Āwhitu Peninsula
Slipper Lake	Auckland Region		Dune lake south of Mangawhai
Spectacle Lake	Auckland Region		Dune lake south of Mangawhai
Tomarata Lake	Auckland Region		Dune lake south of Mangawhai
Upper Huia Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in southern Waitākere Ranges
Upper Mangatawhiri Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in Hunua Ranges
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir	Auckland Region	0.125 km²	Reservoir in southern Waitākere Ranges
Wairoa Reservoir	Auckland Region		Reservoir in Hunua Ranges
Waitākere Reservoir	Auckland Region	0.25 km²	Reservoir in northern Waitākere Ranges

Waikato

The following lakes are located in the Waikato region. The various pools of the Tongariro River system, as listed below, can be found in detail on their own page at Pools of the Tongariro River.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Alum Lake	Taupō District	0.08 km²	West of Wairakei
Blue Lake	Tongariro N.P.	0.17 km²	On Mount Tongariro. Watershed of 0.71 km²
Champagne Pool	Southern Rotorua Lakes		Fed from a hot spring
Emerald Lakes	Tongariro N.P.	0.01 km²	On Mount Tongariro. Watershed of 2.64 km²
Hamareha Lakes	South Waikato District	0.01 km²	Watershed of 10.55 km²
Hardcastle Lagoon	Taupō District		Oxbow lake of Waikato River
Hendersons Pond	Waipa District	0.0088 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 0.31 km²
Horseshoe Lake	Hamilton City	0.03 km²	Drains into Lake Rotokauri. Watershed of 0.66 km²
Kopuatai Burn Pools	Hauraki District	0.02 km²	Peat lakes on Kopuatai Peat Dome. Watershed of 1.83 km²
Lake A	Waikato District	0.027 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 1.7 km²
Lake Arapuni	South Waikato and Waipa Districts	9 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Aratiatia	Taupō District	0.60 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1,478.8 km²
Lake Areare	Waikato District	0.33 km²	East of Ngāruawāhia. Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 2.62 km²
Lake Ātiamuri	South Waikato and Taupō Districts	2.3 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored.
Lake B	Waikato District	0.12 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 5.8 km²
Lake C	Waikato District	0.026 km²	Restoration study done. Watershed of 6.19 km²
Lake Cameron	Waipa District	0.034 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 0.31 km²
Lake D	Waikato District	0.25 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.32 km²
Lake Disappear	Waikato District	up to 2 km long when full	Seasonal. Pakihi Stream dammed by lava flow and drained through limestone sinkhole. Watershed of 6.0 km²
Lake E	Waikato District	0.067 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.0 km² See Lake Rototuna
Lake Hakanoa	Waikato District	0.52 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 6.13 km²
Lake Harihari	Waitomo District	0.184 km²	Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.34 km²
Lake Hinemaiaia	Taupō District	0.12 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Hotoananga	Waikato District	0.19 km²	East of Ngāruawāhia. Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.71 km²
Lake Karapiro	Waipa District	7.7 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Kimihia	Waikato District	0.58 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 14.85 km²
Lake Kopuera	Waikato District	0.52 km²	Near Rangiriri. Watershed of 2.5 km²
Lake Koraha	Ōtorohanga District	0.008 km²	Drains via a small cave. Watershed of 1.768 km²
Lake Koromatua	Waipa District	0.099 km²	Eutrophic lake 0.22 km² total area, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 2.0 km²
Lake Kuratau	Taupō District	1.03 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir. Watershed of 183.67 km²
Lake Mangahia	Waipa District	0.084 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 3.54 km²
Lake Mangakaware	Waipa District	0.129 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 2.38 km²
Lake Maraetai	South Waikato and Taupō Districts	4.4 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Maratoto	Waipa District	0.18 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.88 km²
Lake Milicich	Waipa District	0.022 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.54 km²
Lake Moananui	South Waikato District	0.08 km²	Watershed of 27.06 km²
Lake Ngāhewa	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.084 km²	Volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 7.46 km²
Lake Ngakoro	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.12 km²	Geothermal. Watershed of 2.35 km²
Lake Ngapouri	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.235 km²	Volcanic. Watershed of 6.36 km²
Lake Ngaroto	Waipa District	1.08 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 18.46 km²
Lake Ngarotoiti	Waipa District	0.034 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 5.04 km²
Lake Numiti	Waitomo District	0.158 km²	Near Taharoa
Lake Ohakuri	South Waikato and Taupō Districts	12 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Ohinewai	Waikato District	0.16 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 3.47 km²
Lake Okoroire	South Waikato District	0.035 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 1.47 km²
Lake Okowhao	Waikato District	0.21 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Opuatia	Waikato District	0.07 km² approx	Peat lake
Lake Orotu	Southern Rotorua Lakes		Volcanic. Watershed of 5.82 km²
Lake Otamatearoa	Waikato District	0.049 km²	Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.683 km²
Lake Parangi	Ōtorohanga District	0.122 km²	North of Kawhia Harbour. Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.22 km²
Lake Pataka	Waipa District	0.046 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.55 km²
Lake Pataka South	Waipa District	0.0205 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.95 km²
Lake Patetonga	Hauraki District	0.049 km²	Artificial tidal lake with sluice, for duck shooting
Lake Penewaka	Waikato District	0.04 km²	In Lake Waikare wildlife management reserve
Lake Pikopiko	Waikato District	0.064	East of Ngāruawāhia. Watershed of 0.94 km²
Lake Piopio	Waitomo District	0.002 km²	Sand dune lake near Taharoa. Watershed of 0.28 km²
Lake Puketi	Waikato District	0.059 km²	Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.141 km²
Lake Puketirini	Waikato District	1.04 km²	Weavers opencast coal-mine until December 1993
Lake Rotoaira	Taupō District	13 km²	Volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 141.9 km²
Lake Rotohoko	South Waikato District
Lake Rotoiti	Waikato District	0.012 km²	Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 0.4193 km²
Lake Rotokaeo	Hamilton City	0.031 km²	Peat lake
Lake Rotokaraka	Waikato District	0.07 km² approx
Lake Rotokauri	Hamilton City	0.42 km²	Near Rotokauri, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 9.33 km²
Lake Rotokawa	Taupō District	0.62 km²	Geothermal lake northeast of Taupō. Watershed of 10.9 km²
Lake Rotokawau	Waikato District	0.22 km²	Peat lake linked to Lake Waikare, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 18.04 km²
Lake Rotokura	Taupō District
Lake Rotokotuku	Waitomo District	0.011 km²	Peat lake southeast of Te Kūiti. Watershed of 0.185 km²
Lake Rotomanuka	Waipa District	0.123 km² 0.054 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 4.79 km²
Lake Rotongaio	Taupō District	0.34 km²	Volcanic lake immediately to the east of Lake Taupō. Watershed of 5.06 km²
Lake Rotongaro	Waikato District	2.92 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 19.5 km²
Lake Rotongaroiti	Waikato District	0.23 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 21.05 km²
Lake Rotongata	Waipa District	0.053 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 1.44 km²
Lake Rotopotaka	Waipa District	0.028 km²	Peat lake. Watershed of 0.76 km²
Lake Rotopounamu	Tongariro N.P.	0.055 km²	Crater lake north of Lake Rotoaira. Aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 5.25 km²
Lake Rotoroa	Hamilton City	0.55 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 2.58 km²
Lake Rotoroa	Waitomo District	0.224 km²
Lake Rototapu	Waitomo District	0.02 km²	Sand dune lake near Taharoa. Watershed of 0.28 km²
Lake Ruatuna	Waipa District	0.13 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.9 km²
Lake Serpentine	Waipa District	0.053 km² 0.083 km² 0.016 km²	Peat lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.63 km²
Lake Taharoa	Waitomo District	2.16 km²	Sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored
Lake Taupō	Taupō District	616 km²	Crater lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. New Zealand's largest lake.
Lake Te Kapa	Waikato District	0.01 km²	Peat lake
Lake Te Ko Utu	Waipa District	0.06 km²	Oxbow lake in Cambridge. Watershed of 4.16 km²
Lake Te Rotopupu	Ōtorohanga District	0.0095 km²	Small sand dune lake immediately south of Kawhia Harbour. Watershed of 2.4 km²
Lake Tutaeinanga	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.031 km²	Volcanic, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 5.01 km²
Lake Waahi	Waikato District	5.22 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 92.21 km²
Lake Waikare	Waikato District	34 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 210 km²
Lake Waipapa	South Waikato and Waipa Districts	1.5 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 254.09 km²
Lake Waitamoumou	Waikato District	0.024 km²	Sand dune lake.
Lake Waiwhata	Waikato District	0.089 km²	Peat lake
Lake Whatihua	Waikato District		Near the border of Waikato and Auckland.
Lake Whakamaru	South Waikato and Waipa Districts	7.80 km²	Hydroelectric reservoir, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 811.48 km²
Lake Whangape	Waikato District	14.5 km²	riverine lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 317 km²
Leesons Pond	Matamata-Piako District	0.04 km² approx	Peat lake
Opal Lake	Southern Rotorua Lakes
Parkinsons Lake	Waikato District	0.0192 km²	Eutrophic sand dune lake, aquatic vegetation monitored. Watershed of 1.077 km²
Pukuriri Lagoon	Taupō District		Small wetland area east of Taupō
Rotowhero (Green Lake)	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.026 km²	Geothermal. Watershed of 11.01 km²
Sulphur Lagoon	Tongariro N.P.	0.02 km²	Volcanic. Watershed of 1.97 km²
Te Otamanui Lagoon	Waikato District	0.054 km²	Alluvial and pumice dammed valley
Turnwald Pond	Waipa District
Whangioterangi (Echo Lake)	Southern Rotorua Lakes	0.05 km²	Geothermal. Watershed of 0.70 km².
Whiritoa Lagoon	Thames-Coromandel District		At Whiritoa

Pools of the Tongariro River

The following is a list of named pools on the Tongariro River. Full details of these pools, many of which are little more than widenings of the river or clear areas of the river's delta marshes, can be found at Pools of the Tongariro River.

Admirals Pool
Bain Pool
Barlows Pool
Beggs Pool
Big Bend Pool
Blue Pool
Boulder Pool
Breakaway Pool
Breakfast Pool
Cattle Rustlers Pool
Cherry Pool
Cliff Pool
Cobham Pool
Dans Pool
DeLatours Pool
Downs Pool
Duchess Pool
Fan Pool
Fence Pool
Graces Pool
Hydro Pool
Island Pool
Jellicoe Pool
Jones Pool
Judges Pool
Kamahi Pool
Log Pool
Lonely Pool
Lower Birch Pool
Major Jones Pool
Never Fail Pool
Poplar Pool
Poutu Pool
Red Hut Pool
Reed Pool
Sand Pool
Shag Pool
Silly Pool
Stag Pool
Swirl Pool
The Bends Pool
The Rip
Upper Birch Pool
Upper Island Pool
Waddells Pool
Whitikau Pool

Bay of Plenty

The following lakes are located in the Bay of Plenty Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Arohaki Lagoon	Whakatāne District
Crater Lake	Whakaari / White Island
Flaxy Lake	Whakatāne District
Frying Pan Lake	Rotorua Lakes		Southwest of Lake Rotomahana in Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley
Green Lake	Rotorua Lakes		Close to eastern shore of Lake Rotomahana. Not to be confused with Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)
Hinemoa Pool	Rotorua Lakes		On Mokoia Island in Lake Rotorua
Inferno Crater Lake	Rotorua Lakes		Southwest of Lake Rotomahana in Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley
Lake Āniwaniwa	Whakatāne District	2.55 km²
Lake Aroarotamahine (Green Lake)	Mayor Island / Tuhua
Lake Mangatutara	Ōpōtiki District
Lake Matahina	Whakatāne District		Hydroelectric lake on the Rangitaiki River
Lake Maui	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Rotorua
Lake McLaren	Western Bay of Plenty District
Lake Ngawhero	Rotorua Lakes		South of Lake Rotoiti
Lake Okareka	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Okaro	Rotorua Lakes		Southwest of Lake Rotomahana
Lake Ōkataina	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Onerahi	Whakatāne District
Lake Otumahi	Whakatāne District
Lake Pouarua	Eastern Taupō District
Lake Pupuwharau	Kawerau District
Lake Rerewhakaaitu	Rotorua Lakes		Southeast of Lake Rotomahana
Lake Rotoatua	Rotorua Lakes		South of Lake Rotoiti
Lake Rotoehu	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Rotoiti	Rotorua Lakes	35 km²
Lake Rotoitipaku	Whakatāne District		North of Kawerau
Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)	Rotorua Lakes		Not to be confused with Green Lake near Lake Rotomahana
Lake Rotokawa	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Rotorua. Not to be confused with the nearby Lake Rotokawau
Lake Rotokawau	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Rotorua. Not to be confused with the nearby Lake Rotokawa
Lake Rotomā	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Rotomahana	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Rotongata (Mirror Lake)	Rotorua Lakes		South of Lake Rotoiti
Lake Rotoroa	Whakatāne District
Lake Rotorua	Rotorua Lakes	79 km²
Lake Tahuna	Whakatāne District
Lake Taikehu	Whakatāne District
Lake Tamurenui	Whakatāne District
Lake Tarawera	Rotorua Lakes	39 km²
Lake Te Hapua	Rotorua Lakes		North of Lake Rotoiti
Lake Te Paritu (Black Lake)	Mayor Island / Tuhua
Lake Te Rotoroniu	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Ōkataina
Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)	Rotorua Lakes
Lake Waikoura	Matakana Island
Matata Lagoon	Whakatāne District
Southern Crater Lake	Rotorua Lakes		Southwest of Lake Rotomahana in Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley
Te Matahi Lagoon	Rotorua Lakes		Southeast of Lake Rotomā
Te Onewhero Lagoon	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Rotomā
Te Whekau Lagoon	Rotorua Lakes		Northwest of Lake Tarawera
Whakarewa Lagoon	Rotorua Lakes		East of Lake Rotomā

Gisborne

The following lakes are located in the Gisborne Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Lake Karangata	Gisborne District		Between Gisborne and Wairoa, south of the Tiniroto Lakes
Lake Repongaere	Gisborne District		North of Patutahi
Lake Rotokaha	Gisborne District		Between Gisborne and Wairoa, southeast of the Tiniroto Lakes
Otopotehetehe Lake	Gisborne District		West of Hicks Bay
Lake Te Horonui	Gisborne District		On the Hawke's Bay region boundary, with a smaller Lake Tukemokihi just downstream
Tiniroto Lakes	Gisborne District		Between Gisborne and Wairoa
Wherowhero Lagoon	Gisborne District		Close to Muriwai at the south end of Poverty Bay

Hawke's Bay

The following lakes are located in the Hawke's Bay Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Awamate Lagoons	Wairoa District		South of Frasertown
Blue Lake	Hastings District
Hatuma Lake	Central Hawke's Bay District		South of Waipukurau
Hikaka	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Hine Rere	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Horseshoe Lake	Central Hawke's Bay District		West of Elsthorpe
Kaipo Lagoon	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Horotea	Northeast Rangitikei District
Lake Kaitawa	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Kiriopukae	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Opouahi	Hastings District
Lake Orakai	Hastings District		South of Lake Tūtira
Lake Pohue	Hastings District
Lake Poukawa	Hastings District	1.4 km²
Lake Rotongaio	Wairoa District
Lake Rotonuiaha	Wairoa District	0.44 km²
Lake Rotoroa	Wairoa District
Lake Ruapani	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Ruapapa	Wairoa District
Lake Tamaharau	Wairoa District
Lake Tūtira	Hastings District	1.8 km²	North of Napier
Lake Waikareiti	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Waikaremoana	Wairoa District	54 km²
Lake Waikopiro	Hastings District		South of Lake Tūtira
Lake Whakamarino	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Whalehole	Hastings District
Lake Wherowhero	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Long Range Lake	Central Hawke's Bay District
Maungawhio Lagoon	Wairoa District		At isthmus of Māhia Peninsula
Mauriahea	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Nga Whanau A Ruapani Tarns	Wairoa District		North of Lake Waikaremoana
Ngamotu Lagoon	Wairoa District		East of the mouth of the Wairoa River
Ngutu Manu	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Ohuia Lagoon	Wairoa District		East of Wairoa
Oingo Lake	Hastings District	0.8 km²	Southwest of Napier
Pakiaka	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Potaka	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana. Not to be confused with Potaka Lake
Potaka Lake	Hastings District		Southwest of Napier. Not to be confused with Potaka
Purimu Lake	Central Hawke's Bay District
Runanga Lake	Hastings District	1.1 km²	Southwest of Napier
Te Paeroa Lagoon	Wairoa District		East of Wairoa
Te Roto Kare	Hastings District		Southwest of Napier
Te Rotookiwa	Central Hawke's Bay District
Te Whakatutu	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
The Lakes	Hastings District
Umuomahu	Wairoa District		Southeast of Lake Waikaremoana
Wairau Lagoon	Wairoa District		East of Wairoa
Whakakī Lagoon	Wairoa District	4.7 km²	East of Wairoa
Whakamahi Lagoon	Wairoa District		West of the mouth of the Wairoa River
Whano O Ruapani	Wairoa District		Northeast of Lake Waikaremoana

Taranaki

The following lakes are located in the Taranaki Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Lake Dive	Egmont N.P.		South of the peak of Mount Taranaki
Lake Herengawe	South Taranaki District		South of Waverley
Lake Mangamahoe	New Plymouth District		Between New Plymouth and Inglewood
Lake Mangawhio	South Taranaki District
Lake Moumahaki	South Taranaki District
Lake Okoia	South Taranaki District		Southeast of Waverley
Lake Oturi	South Taranaki District		South of Waverley
Lake Ratapiko	New Plymouth District		South of Ratapiko
Lake Rotokare	South Taranaki District		Not to be confused with Rotokare/Barrett Lagoon
Lake Rotokohu	South Taranaki District
Lake Rotomanu	New Plymouth		Close to the mouth of the Waiwhakaiho River
Lake Rotorangi	South Taranaki District		Artificial lake behind the Pātea Dam on the Pātea River
Lake Waiau	South Taranaki District		Southeast of Waverley
Lake Waikare	South Taranaki District
Lake Waikato	South Taranaki District
Murphys Lake	Egmont N.P.		Southeast of Dawson Falls
Rotokare/Barrett Lagoon	New Plymouth		South of the New Plymouth urban area. Not to be confused with Lake Rotokare
Tapuarau Lagoon	South Taranaki District		Close to the mouth of the Waitōtara River
Waipu Lagoons	New Plymouth District		Near Bell Block

Manawatū-Whanganui

The following lakes are located in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Coe's Hole	Whanganui District		Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Crater Lake	Tongariro N.P.		Mount Ruapehu
Kaitoke Lake	Whanganui District	0.253 km²	Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Karere Lagoon	Palmerston North		Oxbow lake southwest of city
Lake Alice	Rangitikei District	0.11 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Bernard	Rangitikei District	0.08 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Colenso (Kokopunui)	Rangitikei District
Lake Dudding	Rangitikei District	0.078 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Heaton	Rangitikei District	0.144 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Herbert	Rangitikei District	0.047 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Hickson	Rangitikei District		Northwest of Bulls
Lake Horowhenua	Horowhenua District		West of Levin
Lake Kaikokopu	Manawatu District		East of Himatangi Beach
Lake Kohata	Whanganui District	0.052 km²	Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Lake Koitiata	Rangitikei District	0.096 km²	The lake is mainly fed and drained by groundwater
Lake Koputara	Horowhenua District		Southeast of Himatangi Beach
Lake Marahau	Whanganui District		West of Kai Iwi
Lake Maungarataiti	Rangitikei District		Northwest of Hunterville
Lake Maungaratanui	Rangitikei District		Northwest of Hunterville
Lake Meremere	Rangitikei District		In Turakina River valley
Lake Moawhango	Ruapehu District		Hydroelectric lake in Waiouru military area
Lake Namunamu	Rangitikei District		Northwest of Hunterville
Lake Ngaruru	Rangitikei District		Northwest of Hunterville
Lake Oraekomiko	Rangitikei District		East of Rātana Pā
Lake Otamangakau	Ruapehu District		Hydroelectric lake connected to Lakes Te Whaiau and Rotoaira by canals
Lake Otamataraha	Ruapehu District		South of Tangiwai
Lake Papaitonga	Horowhenua District		Southwest of Levin
Lake Pauri	Whanganui District	0.192 km²	Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Lake Pohoare	Ruapehu District
Lake Poroa	Rangitikei District		Southeast of Taihape
Lake Pounamu	Rangitikei District		In Turakina River valley
Lake Rotokauwau	Whanganui District		Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Lake Rotokura	Tongariro N.P.		East of Ohakune
Lake Rotorua	Rangitikei District		In Turakina River valley
Lake Surprise	Tongariro N.P.		West of Mount Ruapehu
Lake Te Whaiau	Ruapehu District		Hydroelectric lake connected to Lake Otamangakau by canal
Lake Vipan	Rangitikei District		Southeast of Turakina
Lake Waipu	Rangitikei District		East of Rātana Pā
Lake Waiwahi	Rangitikei District		In Turakina River valley
Lake Westmere	Whanganui District		Northwest of Whanganui
Lake William	Rangitikei District	0.068 km²	Northwest of Bulls
Lake Wiritoa	Whanganui District	0.218 km²	Between the mouths of the Whanganui and Whangaehu Rivers
Lower Tama	Tongariro N.P.		In crater between Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe
Mahangaiti Lake	Tararua District		Southeast of Dannevirke
Makirikiri Tarns	Rangitikei District
Mangahao Lower No. 2 Reservoir	Horowhenua District		Southeast of Shannon. Part of Mangahao Hydroelectric Scheme
Mangahao Upper No. 1 Reservoir	Horowhenua District		Southeast of Shannon. Part of Mangahao Hydroelectric Scheme
Marton Reservoirs	Rangitikei District		North of Marton
Ohinetonga Lagoon	Ruapehu District		East of Ōwhango
Omanuka Lagoon	Manawatu District		Southeast of Tangimoana
Pukepuke Lagoon	Manawatu District		Northeast of Himatangi Beach
Rotoataha Lake	Tararua District		Southeast of Dannevirke
Rotokawa	Tongariro N.P.		Southwest of Mount Ruapehu
Rotokawau Virginia Lake	Whanganui District		Whanganui
Tokomaru No. 3 Reservoir	Horowhenua District		Southeast of Shannon. Part of Mangahao Hydroelectric Scheme
Turitea Dams	Palmerston North		Southeast of city in Tararua Range
Upper Tama	Tongariro N.P.		In crater between Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe

Wellington

The following lakes are located in the Wellington Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Battery Pond	South Wairarapa District		Small lake northeast of Lake Pounui
Boggy Pond Lagoon	South Wairarapa District		East of Lake Wairarapa
Cannons Creek Lake	Porirua City		East of Porirua City Centre
Horseshoe Lagoon	South Wairarapa District		Oxbow lake beside Ruamāhanga River north of Martinborough
Lake Huritini	Kāpiti Coast District		Southeast of Waikawa Beach
Lake Kohangapiripiri	Lower Hutt City	0.116 km²	Close to Pencarrow Head
Lake Kohangatera	Lower Hutt City		Close to Pencarrow Head
Lake Kopureherehere	Kāpiti Coast District
Lake Ngānoke	South Wairarapa District
Lake Onoke	South Wairarapa District		Lagoon at the mouth of the Ruamāhanga River
Lake Pounui	South Wairarapa District		Southwest of Lake Wairarapa
Lake Waiorongomai	Kāpiti Coast District		South of Waikawa Beach
Lake Wairarapa	South Wairarapa District	78 km²
Lake Waitawa	Kāpiti Coast District		North of Ōtaki
Ngatotara Lagoon	Kāpiti Coast District
Ōkupe Lagoon	Kapiti Island		Close to the island's northern tip
Totara Lagoon	Kāpiti Coast District		Northwest of Waikanae
Waimeha Lagoon	Kāpiti Coast District		At the mouth of the Waikanae River
Whitby Lower Lake	Porirua City		North of Whitby Upper Lake
Whitby Upper Lake	Porirua City		South of Whitby Lower Lake

South Island

Tasman

The following lakes are located in the Tasman Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Adelaide Tarn	Northern Kahurangi N.P.
Black Lakes	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Blue Lake	Nelson Lakes N.P.		North of Lake Constance. Reputedly the world's clearest fresh water lake.
Boulder Lake	Northern Kahurangi N.P.
Camp Lake	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Cleopatras Pool	Abel Tasman N.P.		Widening at the junction of the Torrent River and a minor tributary
Cobb Reservoir	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		Not to be confused with Lake Cobb
Darby Pond	Northern Kahurangi N.P.		Southwest of Boulder Lake
Diamond Lake	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		One of the Diamond Lakes north of Cobb Reservoir
Druggans Dam	Northwestern Tasman District
Hinapouri Tarn	Nelson Lakes N.P.		Between Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rotoiti
Iron Lake	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		One of the Diamond Lakes north of Cobb Reservoir
Island Lake	Central Kahurangi N.P.		Feeds the Roaring Lion River
Kaihoka Lakes	Northwestern Tasman District		North of Whanganui Inlet
Kinzett Tarn	Southern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Angelus	Nelson Lakes N.P.		In a cirque between Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rotoiti
Lake Aorere	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Barfoot	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Bellbird	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Caslani	Southern Tasman District
Lake Clara	Northern Kahurangi N.P.		West of Boulder Lake
Lake Cobb	Central Kahurangi N.P.		Not to be confused with Cobb Reservoir
Lake Constance	Nelson Lakes N.P.
Lake Dora	Southwestern Tasman District		Northeast of Lake Perrine
Lake Ella	Nelson Lakes N.P.
Lake Elmer	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Fiddle	Southwestern Tasman District		Mountain tarn northwest of Lake Phyllis
Lake Hanlon	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Henderson	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Jeanette	Southern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Jewell	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Killarney	Tākaka		A sinkhole filled with groundwater; no natural in- or outflows
Lake Lillie	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		One of the Diamond Lakes north of Cobb Reservoir
Lake Lindsay	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Lockett	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		One of the Diamond Lakes north of Cobb Reservoir
Lake Marina	Southwestern Tasman District		South of Lake Phyllis on the Hemphill River
Lake Matiri	Southern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Otuhie	Northwestern Tasman District
Lake Peel	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		Southwest of Cobb Reservoir
Lake Perrine	Southwestern Tasman District		Widening of the Mōkihinui River
Lake Phyllis	Southwestern Tasman District		North of Lake Marina on the Hemphill River
Lake Rotoiti	Nelson Lakes N.P.
Lake Rotopai	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Rotoroa	Nelson Lakes N.P.
Lake Sparrow	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Stanley	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.
Lake Sylvester	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		North of Cobb Reservoir
Lake William	Western Kahurangi N.P.		Mountain tarn
Little Sylvester Lake	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.		North of Cobb Reservoir
Luna Lake	Southern Kahurangi N.P.
Mirror Tarn	Western Kahurangi N.P.		Small tarn above the Oparara River
Moonstone Lake	Southern Kahurangi N.P.		Widening of the Karamea River
Paratitahi Tarns	Nelson Lakes N.P.		Southeast of Lake Rotoiti, north of Paraumu Tarn
Paraumu Tarn	Nelson Lakes N.P.		Southeast of Lake Rotoiti
Round Lake	Central Kahurangi N.P.
Ruby Lake	Eastern Kahurangi N.P.
Saddle Lakes	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Shag Tarn	Western Kahurangi N.P.
Swampy Tarn	Western Kahurangi N.P.

Nelson

The following lakes are located in the Nelson Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Dew Lakes	Nelson
Maitai Dam	Nelson		Reservoir
Rush Pool	Nelson

Marlborough

The following lakes are located in the Marlborough Region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Argyle Pond	Marlborough District		In Wairau Valley to south of Wairau River
Big Lagoon	Marlborough District		East of Blenheim, close to the mouth of the Wairau River
Bowscale Tarn	Marlborough District		One of a cluster of lakes in the upper Wairau Valley
Chandlers Lagoon	Marlborough District		Arm of Big Lagoon
Lake Elterwater	Marlborough District		Small lake north of Ward
Fish Lake	Marlborough District		One of a cluster of lakes in the upper Wairau Valley
Island Lake	Marlborough District		One of a cluster of lakes in the upper Wairau Valley
Lake Alexander	Marlborough District
Lake Chalice	Marlborough District		In Mount Richmond F.P. north of Wairau River
Lake Grassmere/Kapara Te Hau	Marlborough District		Shallow lagoon, used for salt production
Lake Jasper	Marlborough District		On the floodplain of the Awatere River west of Seddon
Lake McRae	Marlborough District		In the Inland Kaikōura Range. Feeds a tributary of the Waiau Toa / Clarence River
Lake Sedgemere	Marlborough District		One of a cluster of lakes in the upper Wairau Valley
Lake Timara	Marlborough District		On the floodplain of the Wairau River just south of Renwick
Upper Lagoon	Marlborough District		Arm of Big Lagoon
Waikarapi Lagoon	Marlborough District		Arm of Big Lagoon

West Coast

The following lakes are located in the West Coast region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Abel Lake	Northern Westland District
Alpine Lake / Ata Puai	Westland N.P.
Ariels Tarns	Northern Westland District
Argyle Dam	Buller District	0.42 km	Was a large man made Dam made by gold miners slightly south of Charleston and was used to feed water races.
Bell Dam	Northern Westland District
Bessons Dam	Buller District
Boil Hole	Southern Westland District		Widening on the Okuru River
Charlies Ponds	Southern Westland District
Cloudmaker Lake	Southern Westland District
Delta Tarn	Southern Westland District
Disappearing Lake	Southern Westland District		Small lake that Laschelles Creek flows out of underground, towards Martyr River
Douglas Lake	Central Westland District		At the terminal face of Douglas Glacier. Not to be confused with Lake Douglas
Five Mile Lagoon	Westland N.P.
Gaylor Dam	Northern Westland District
Gillows Dam	Westport
Hikimutu Lagoon	Northern Westland District		North of Saltwater Lagoon
Ice Lake	Northern Westland District
Ivory Lake	Northern Westland District
Kangaroo Lake	Grey District
Kapitea Reservoir	Northern Westland District
Kumara Reservoir	Northern Westland District
Lady Lake	Grey District
Lake Ahaura	Grey District
Lake Anna	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Arthur	Northern Westland District
Lake Avernus	Grey District
Lake Barra	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Barrowman	Central Westland District
Lake Browning/Whakarewa	Northern Westland District
Lake Brunner (Moana)	Grey District
Lake Bux	Southern Westland District		Parallel with and to the east of Lake Porm
Lake Christabel	Buller District		West of the Lewis Pass
Lake Clarke	Southern Westland District
Lake Dan	Southern Westland District
Lake Daniell	Buller District
Lake Darby	Northern Westland District		One of a pair of lakes with Lake Joan
Lake Dime	Central Westland District
Lake Douglas	Mount Aspiring N.P.		Not to be confused with Douglas Lake
Lake Eggeling	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Ellery	Southern Westland District
Lake Florence	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Gault	Westland N.P.
Lake Gibb	Westland N.P.
Lake Greaney	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Hamer	Southern Westland District		Above Cascade River, close to Smiths Ponds
Lake Haupiri	Grey District
Lake Hochstetter	Grey District		Named in 1861
Lake Ianthe/Matahi	Northern Westland District
Lake Ida	Grey District
Lake Joan	Northern Westland District		One of a pair of lakes with Lake Darby
Lake Julia	Grey District
Lake Jumbuck	Southern Westland District
Lake Kaniere	Northern Westland District
Lake Kaurapataka	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Kini	Central Westland District
Lake Law	Central Westland District
Lake Leeb	Southern Westland District
Lake Lyes	Northern Westland District
Lake Lyttle	Westland N.P.
Lake Mahinapua	Northern Westland District
Lake Mapourika	Westland N.P.
Lake Margaret	Grey District
Lake Mary	Southern Westland District
Lake Matheson	Westland N.P.
Lake Miro	Westland N.P.
Lake Misery	Arthur's Pass N.P.		Beside SH 73
Lake Moeraki	Central Westland District
Lake Morgan	Grey District
Lake Mudgie	Northern Westland District
Lake Mueller	Westland N.P.
Lake Nisson	Southern Westland District
Lake Nivalus	Grey District
Lake Paringa	Central Westland District
Lake Poerua	Grey District
Lake Porm	Southern Westland District		Parallel with and to the west of Lake Bux
Lake Pratt	Northern Westland District
Lake Rahui	Buller District		In 1917 Lake Rahui was described as no more than a few feet deep, with portions free of flax and raupo. It is probably the remnant of a larger ox-bow lake in a former channel of the Buller. It has been part of the Orikaka Ecological Area since 2001, as lowland swamp forests are rare in the area and it has roroa.
Lake Rasselas	Central Westland District		Northeast of Lake Paringa, into which it flows
Lake Rochfort	Buller District		East of Westport
Lake Roto Te Koeti	Central Westland District
Lake Rotokino	Northern Westland District
Lake Ruby	Grey District
Lake Ryan	Grey District
Lake Sally	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Swan	Grey District
Lake Sweeney	Central Westland District
Lake Tarleton	Northern Westland District
Lake Topsy	Central Westland District
Lake Wahapo	Central Westland District		Southeast of Ōkārito Lagoon
Lake Whitestone	Grey District
Lake Windermere	Central Westland District		North of Ōkārito Lagoon, into which it flows
Lake Wombat	Westland N.P.		Close to Franz Josef village
Macs Lagoon	Southern Westland District		Oxbow lake close to the mouth of the Turnbull River
Manks Tarn	Northern Westland District		South of Lake Kaniere
Minim Mere	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Morgan Tarn	Buller District
Mueller Tarn	Grey District
Ogilvie Lagoon	Northern Westland District
Okari Lagoon	Buller District
Ōkārito Lagoon	Central Westland District
Okuku Reservoir	Northern Westland District
Orowaiti Lagoon	Westport
Otoko Lake	Central Westland District
Ounatai Lagoon	Northern Westland District
Peters Pool	Westland N.P.		Close to Franz Josef village
Pororari Lagoon	Buller District		Near Punakaiki, at the mouth of the Pororari River
Pukaki Lagoon	Northern Westland District		In area of wetland between Lake Mahinapua and the Hokitika River
Reid Lake	Northern Westland District
Saddle Lake	Westland N.P.
Saltwater Lagoon	Northern Westland District
Smiths Ponds	Southern Westland District
Surprise Ponds	Northern Westland District
Swans Retreat Lagoon	Grey District		Close to the shore of Lake Brunner
Tawharekiri Lakes	Central Westland District		North of the mouth of the Haast River
Teal Tarn	Northern Westland District		Immediately to the southeast of Zalas Pond
Theta Tarn	Southern Westland District
Three Mile Lagoon	Westland N.P.
Totara Lagoon (West Coast)	Northern Westland District
Townson Tarn	Buller District
Tukes Lagoons	Northern Westland District		In area of wetland between Lake Mahinapua and the Hokitika River
Waiatoto Lagoon	Southern Westland District
White Heron Lagoon	Northern Westland District		South of Lake Rotokino, into which it flows
Woodhen Pond	Southern Westland District
Zalas Pond	Northern Westland District		Immediately to the northwest of Teal Tarn

Canterbury

The following lakes are located in the Canterbury region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Acland Lagoon	Mackenzie District		North of Lake Pukaki
Albert Lake	Christchurch City		Immediately east of Victoria Lake in Hagley Park
Amberley Beach Lagoon	Hurunui District		North of Amberley Beach
Ashworths Ponds	Ashburton District		Coastal lakes south of Leithfield
Blackwater Lake	Selwyn District
Blue Lagoon	Hurunui District
Blue Lakes	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		Southeast of Tasman Lake
Boltons Gully Lagoon	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Pukaki
Boundary Tarns	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Bowscale Tarn	Hurunui District
Braemar Kettleholes	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Pukaki
Brooklands Lagoon	Christchurch City		South of the mouth of the Waimakariri River
Casey Tarn	Selwyn District
Cluster Tarns	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai	Selwyn District
Fish Lake	Hurunui District
Forks Lagoon	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Alexandrina
Fred's Tarn	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Gabriel Tarn	Hurunui District		Northeast of Lake Sumner
Glenmore Tarns	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Grebe Tarn	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Hartley Tarn	Mackenzie District		North of Lake Alexandrina
Hooker Lake	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		Proglacial lake at the terminal face of the Hooker Glacier
Horseshoe Lake	Christchurch City		Oxbow lake to the north of the Avon River
Horseshoe Lake	Hurunui District
Island Lake	Hurunui District
Jimmeys Lagoon	Mackenzie District		South of Lake Alexandrina
Kaituna Lagoon	Christchurch City and Selwyn District		Arm of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
Kellands Pond	Mackenzie District		Arm of Lake Ruataniwha
Lake Alexandrina	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Tekapo
Lake Aviemore	Northern Waitaki District		Hydroelectric lake, on border with Otago
Lake Camp	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Catherine	Selwyn District
Lake Clearwater	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Coleridge	Selwyn District
Lake Crichton	Selwyn District		Artificial water-skiing course near Dunsandel
Lake Denny	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Donne	Ashburton District		South of the Spider Lakes, part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora	Christchurch City and Selwyn District		Large shallow lagoon, separated from the sea by Kaitorete Spit
Lake Emily	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Emma	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Evelyn	Selwyn District		East of Lake Coleridge
Lake Forsyth (Wairewa)	Banks Peninsula		Former inlet in the southwest coast of Banks Peninsula, now separated from the sea by a shingle bank
George Scott	Mackenzie District		Artificial lake below Lake Tekapo on Tekapo River
Lake Georgina	Selwyn District		East of Lake Coleridge
Lake Grace	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Grasmere	Selwyn District
Lake Guyon	Hurunui District
Lake Hawdon	Selwyn District		Named after Joseph Hawdon
Lake Henrietta	Selwyn District		Northeast of Lake Coleridge
Lake Heron	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Ida	Selwyn District		East of Lake Coleridge
Lake Janet	Hurunui District
Lake Letitia	Selwyn District
Lake Lilian	Selwyn District
Lake Lyndon	Selwyn District
Lake Man	Hurunui District		Within Lake Sumner Forest Park
Lake Marion	Hurunui District		Within Lake Sumner Forest Park
Lake Mary	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner
Lake Marymere	Selwyn District
Lake Mason	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner. Actually two lakes connected by a 50-metre stream
Lake Mavis	Selwyn District
Lake McGregor	Mackenzie District		Between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Tekapo
Lake Merino	Mackenzie District		Between Lake Pukaki and Lake Ruataniwha, beside the Pukaki Canal
Lake Minchin	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Lake Murray	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Tekapo
Lake Ōhau	Mackenzie District and northern Waitaki District
Lake Opuha	Mackenzie District		Artificial lake formed by Opuha Dam
Lake Paget	Hurunui District
Lake Pearson	Selwyn District
Lake Pegasus	Waimakariri District
Lake Poaka	Mackenzie District	0,32 km²	Southwest of Lake Pukaki, beside the Pukaki Canal
Lake Pukaki	Mackenzie District
Lake Roto Kohatu	Christchurch City		Artificial lake formed for recreation purposes from former gravel pit
Lake Rotoiti	Kaikōura District		East of Kaikōura, close to the larger Lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua	Kaikōura District		East of Kaikōura, close to the smaller Lake Rotoiti
Lake Roundabout	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Lake Ruataniwha	Mackenzie District
Lake Rubicon	Selwyn District
Lake Sarah	Selwyn District
Lake Sedgemere	Hurunui District
Lake Selfe	Selwyn District	33ha or 0.65 km²	Oligotrophic lake east of Lake Coleridge
Lake Sheppard	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner
Lake Stella	Hurunui District
Lake Sumner	Hurunui District		Partially within Lake Sumner Forest Park
Lake Taylor	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner
Lake Tekapo	Mackenzie District
Lake Tennyson	Hurunui District
Lake Thompson	Hurunui District		A source of the Waiau Uwha River
Lake Trinity	Ashburton District
Lake Wardell	Mackenzie District		South of Lake Pukaki, beside the Pukaki Canal
Lambies Lagoon	Ashburton District
Leithfield Beach Lagoon	Hurunui District
Little Lake	Hurunui District
Loch Cameron	Mackenzie District		Between Lake Pukaki and Lake Ruataniwha, beside the Pukaki Canal
Loch Katrine	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner
Manuka Lake	Ashburton District
Maori Lakes	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Margarets Tarn	Arthur's Pass N.P.
Mata Kopae Lagoon	Hurunui District
Mimimoto Lagoon	Hurunui District		South of Amberley Beach
Morris Tarn	Hurunui District		Within Lake Sumner Forest Park
Muddy Lakes	Hurunui District
Mueller Lake	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		Proglacial lake at the terminal face of the Mueller Glacier
Murchison Lake	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		Proglacial lake at the terminal face of the Murchison Glacier
Mystery Lake	Ashburton District		Not to be confused with Mystery Tarn
Mystery Tarn	Selwyn District		Not to be confused with Mystery Lake
Paradise Lake	Hurunui District
Patersons Ponds	Mackenzie District		Series of small ponds beside Tekapo River
Phantom Lagoon	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Tekapo
Pierce Pond	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Tekapo
Princess Bath	Hurunui District
Quagmire Tarn	Ashburton District
Rakaia Lagoon	Selwyn District		At the mouth of the Rakaia River
Rapuwai Lagoon	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Tekapo
Raupo Pond	Hurunui District		South of Lake Sumner
Red Lakes	Selwyn District		Southeast of Lake Coleridge
Red Tarns	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		South of Mount Cook Village
Roys Lagoon	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Tekapo
Saint Anne's Lagoon	Hurunui District		Part of the Mata Kopae Lagoon system
Seagull Lake	Ashburton District
Spider Lagoon	Timaru District
Spider Lakes	Ashburton District		Part of the Ashburton Lakes group
Stony Tarn	Mackenzie District		North of Lake Alexandrina
Sunday Tarn	Mackenzie District		Northwest of Lake Alexandrina
Swan Lagoon	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Pukaki
Tasman Lake	Aoraki/Mount Cook N.P.		Proglacial lake at the terminal face of the Tasman Glacier
The Black Hole	Mackenzie District		East of Lake Pukaki
Trig 'N' Tarn	Mackenzie District		West of Lake Tekapo	`
Tui Tarn	Mackenzie District		North of Lake Alexandrina
Tutaepatu Lagoon	Waimakariri District
Twin Lakes	Mackenzie District		Between Lake Pukaki and Lake Ruataniwha
Vagabonds Inn	Selwyn District
Victoria Lake	Christchurch City		Immediately west of Albert Lake in Hagley Park
Wainono Lagoon	Waimate District
Wairepo Arm	Mackenzie District		Arm of Lake Ruataniwha
Washdyke Lagoon	Timaru District
Windy Tarn	Ashburton District

Otago

The following lakes are located in the Otago region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Arethusa Pool	Queenstown-Lakes District		Lake on an island (Mou Waho) on a lake (Wānaka) on an island (the South Island)
Blue Lake	Central Otago District		At Saint Bathans. Created by gold mining operations
Butchers Dam	Central Otago District		Near Alexandra
Catlins Lake	The Catlins		Estuarial lake at the mouth of the Catlins River
Cloudmaker Lake	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Coalpit Dam	Central Otago District		Near Naseby
Conroys Dam	Central Otago District		Near Alexandra
Crucible Lake	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Diamond Lake	Queenstown-Lakes District		Near Glenorchy–Paradise Road
Diamond Lake	Queenstown-Lakes District		Near Lake Wānaka
Downeys Dam	Queenstown-Lakes District
Dukes Tarn	Queenstown-Lakes District		South of Lake Luna
Dumb-bell Lake	Southern Waitaki District
Falls Dam	Central Otago District		On the upper Manuherikia River
Fohn Lakes	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Fraser Dam	Central Otago District		Near Alexandra
Gem Lake	Central Otago District
Greenland Reservoir	Central Otago District		South of Manorburn Reservoir
Hawkers Dam	Clutha District
Hawksbury Lagoon	Dunedin City		In Waikouaiti
Hoffmans Dam	Central Otago District		Near Naseby
Idaburn Dam	Central Otago District		Neat Oturehua
Kaikorai Lagoon	Dunedin City		Near Waldronville
Kellands Pond	Southern Waitaki District		South of Lake Ruataniwha
Knights Dam	Clutha District		North of Lake Mahinerangi
Lake Alta	Queenstown-Lakes District		At the Remarkables Skifield
Lake Benmore	Southern Waitaki District	74 km²	Hydroelectric lake formed behind the Benmore Dam, on the boundary with Canterbury
Lake Castalia	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Diana	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Dispute	Queenstown-Lakes District		North of Lake Wakatipu
Lake Dunstan	Central Otago District		Hydroelectric lake formed on the Clutha River behind the Clyde Dam
Lake Harris	Mount Aspiring N.P.		Along the Routeburn Track, south of Lake Wilson
Lake Hāwea	Queenstown-Lakes District	141 km²
Lake Hayes	Queenstown-Lakes District	2.0 km²	Near Arrowtown
Lake Hope	Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Isobel	Queenstown-Lakes District		North of Lake Wakatipu
Lake Johnson	Queenstown-Lakes District		Near Frankton
Lake Kirkpatrick	Queenstown-Lakes District		North of Lake Wakatipu
Lake Luna	Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Mahinerangi	Clutha District	18.6 km²
Lake McKay	Central Otago District		In the Pisa Range above Lake Dunstan
Lake McKellar	Queenstown-Lakes District	1.0 km²
Lake Middleton	Southern Waitaki District		Near Lake Ohau Alpine Village
Lake Mystery	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Ned	Southern Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Nerine	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Nigel	Southern Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Onslow	Central Otago District	3.5 km²	East of Roxburgh
Lake Reid	Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Rere	Queenstown-Lakes District		Along the Greenstone Track
Lake Roxburgh	Central Otago District	6 km²	Hydroelectric lake formed on the Clutha River behind the Roxburgh Dam
Lake Sylvan	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Te Kohua	Queenstown-Lakes District
Lake Tuakitoto	Clutha District	3.4 km²	Near Balclutha
Lake Unknown/Lake Dave	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Lake Waihola	Clutha District	6.1 km²	Separated from Lake Waipori by wetlands
Lake Waipori	Clutha District	2.3 km²	Separated from Lake Waihola by wetlands
Lake Waitaki	Southern Waitaki District	5.6 km²	Lake formed as part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme, on the boundary with Canterbury
Lake Wakatipu	Queenstown-Lakes District	293 km²
Lake Wānaka	Queenstown-Lakes District	193 km²
Lake Wilkie	The Catlins	0.017 km²	Inland from Tautuku Beach
Lake Williamson	Mount Aspiring N.P.		Source of the Williamson River
Lake Wilmot	Mount Aspiring N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Wilson	Queenstown-Lakes District		North of Lake Harris
Lindsays Tarn	Queenstown-Lakes District
Loch Loudon	Clutha District		Arm of Lake Mahinerangi
Loch Luella	Clutha District		Arm of Lake Mahinerangi
Lochnagar	Queenstown-Lakes District
Loganburn Reservoir	Central Otago District		In upper catchment of Taieri River
Lower Manorburn Dam	Central Otago District		Near Alexandra
Lucidus Lake	Mount Aspiring N.P.
Malones Dam	Clutha District		Near Lawrence
Manorburn Reservoir	Central Otago District	1.6 km²	North of Greenland Reservoir
Milburns Pond (Victoria Dam)	Clutha District		Close to Gabriel's Gully
Moa Creek Reservoir	Central Otago District		East of Alexandra
Moke Lake	Queenstown-Lakes District		North of Lake Wakatipu
Phoenix Dam	Clutha District		Near Lawrence
Pinders Pond	Central Otago District		Close to the banks of the Clutha River south of Roxburgh
Poolburn Reservoir	Central Otago District	4.0 km²
Raupo Lagoon	Southern Waitaki District		South of Lake Ōhau
Red Lagoon	Southern Waitaki District		South of Lake Ōhau
Ross Creek Reservoir	Dunedin City
Sheehey Lake	Central Otago District
Southern Reservoir	Dunedin City
Sullivans Dam	Dunedin City
Sutton Salt Lake	Central Otago District		New Zealand's only inland salt lake. Located south of Middlemarch.
Swan Lagoon	Southern Waitaki District		South of Lake Ōhau
Three Lagoons	Queenstown-Lakes District		On the slopes of Cecil Peak
Tomahawk Lagoon	Dunedin City	0.30 km²	Twin-lobed lagoon close to the isthmus of Otago Peninsula. Watershed: 4.66 km²
West Eweburn Dam	Central Otago District

Southland

The following lakes are located in the Southland region.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Acheron Lakes	Northwestern Southland District
Big Lagoon	Southern Southland District
Black Lake	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Blue Lake	Northern Southland District
Bog Lake	Central Fiordland N.P.		Close to eastern shore of Lake Te Anau
Buttercup Lake	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Crescent Lake	Northwestern Southland District
Deadwood Lagoon	Central Fiordland N.P.
Double Lakes	Northern Stewart Island
False Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Gair Loch	Southern Fiordland N.P.		On the Seaforth River
Green Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Hidden Lake	Central Fiordland N.P.
Island Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Jane Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Ada	Northern Fiordland N.P.	2.5 km²	Along the Milford Track
Lake Adelaide	Northern Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Agnes	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Alabaster/Wāwāhi Waka	Northwestern Southland District	4.2 km²
Lake Alexander	Northern Stewart Island
Lake Alice	Central Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Annie	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Astelia	Secretary Island, Fiordland N.P.
Lake Beattie	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Beddoes	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Bennett	Southern Southland District
Lake Bernard	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Bloxham	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Boomerang	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Bright	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Brown	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Above Milford Sound
Lake Browne	Central Fiordland N.P.		Above Doubtful Sound
Lake Brownlee	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Brunton	The Catlins
Lake Cadman	Southern Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Calder	Northern Stewart Island
Lake Carina	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Carrick	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Cecil	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Chamberlain	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Charles	The Catlins
Lake Clark	Central Fiordland N.P.		West of Lake Hankinson
Lake Colwell	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Cook	The Catlins
Lake Dale	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Dobson	Great Island, Fiordland N.P.
Lake Dora	Central Fiordland N.P.		Immediately south of Lake Pan, between Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound and Hinenui / Nancy Sound
Lake Duncan	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Earnshaw	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Echo	Western Southland District
Lake Erskine	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Above Lake Te Anau
Lake Esau	Great Island, Fiordland N.P.
Lake Eva	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Eyles	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Fergus	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Forest	The Catlins
Lake Forster	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Fraser	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Freeman	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake George	Southern Southland District	1.5 km²
Lake Gow	Northern Southland District
Lake Grave	Northern Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²	Flows into Sutherland Sound
Lake Gunn	Northern Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Hakapoua	Southern Fiordland N.P.	5.0 km²	Big River runs through it
Lake Hall	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Hankinson	Central Fiordland N.P.	2.5 km²
Lake Hauroko	Southern Fiordland N.P.	68.3 km²	New Zealand's deepest lake
Lake Hay	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Hector	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Henry	Western Southland District		Spring-fed lake close to Te Anau
Lake Herries	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Hilda	Central Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Horizon	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Howden	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Hyslop	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Iceberg	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Innes	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Ione	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Jaquiery	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Kakapo	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Katherine	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Kirirua	Anchor Island, Fiordland N.P.
Lake Kiwi	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Laffy	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Laura	Northern Southland District
Lake Lochie	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Lois	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Louise	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Lucille	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Lucy	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Luxmore	Western Southland District
Lake Macarthur	Southern Fiordland N.P.	1.0 km²
Lake Mainwaring	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Manapouri	Central Fiordland N.P.	153 km²
Lake Mantle	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Marchant	Central Fiordland N.P.	2.5 km²
Lake Marian	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Mariana	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Marianette	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Marshall	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Matilda	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake McIvor	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Mackenzie	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Along the Routeburn Track
Lake McKerrow/Whakatipu Waitai	Northwestern Southland District	18.3 km²
Lake McKinnon	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Mike	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Minerva	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Mintaro	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Along the Milford Track
Lake Monk	Southern Fiordland N.P.	1.7 km²
Lake Monowai	Southern Fiordland N.P.	32.5 km²
Lake Moreton	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Mouat	Southern Fiordland N.P.	1.5 km²
Lake Murihiku	Invercargill
Lake Never	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Never-never	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Norma	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Norwest	Central Fiordland N.P.	1.0 km²
Lake Ogle	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Orbell	Central Fiordland N.P.		Outflow flows through Te Ana-au Caves
Lake Pan	Central Fiordland N.P.		Immediately north of Lake Dora, between Te Awa-o-Tū / Thompson Sound and Hinenui / Nancy Sound
Lake Paradise	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Percy	Central Fiordland N.P.		West of Lake Manapouri
Lake Poteriteri	Southern Fiordland N.P.	42.5 km²
Lake Pukutahi	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Purser	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Quill	Northern Fiordland N.P.	0.53 km²	Source of the Sutherland Falls
Lake Rakatu	Southern Fiordland N.P.	1.0 km²
Lake Richter	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Rimmer	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Roberts	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Roe	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Ronald	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Ross	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Above Lake Te Anau
Lake Roxburgh	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Saint Patrick	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Scott	Northern Southland District
Lake Sheila	Northern Stewart Island
Lake Shirley	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Speden	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Story	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Sumor	Northern Fiordland N.P.		North of Lake Brownlee
Lake Sutherland	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Swan	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Te Anau	Central Fiordland N.P.	352 km²	Largest lake in the South Island
Lake Te Aroha	Western Southland District
Lake Te Au	Central Fiordland N.P.	2.5 km²
Lake Thomas	Southern Fiordland N.P.		Near the mouth of Taiari / Chalky Inlet
Lake Thomas	Western Southland District		East of Te Anau
Lake Thompson	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Near the Homer Saddle
Lake Thomson	Central Fiordland N.P.		Above Lake Te Anau
Lake Troup	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Truth	Northwestern Southland District
Lake Tuaraki	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Turner	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Ursula	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Victor	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Victoria	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Vincent	The Catlins
Lake Virginia	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Wade	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Wapiti	Central Fiordland N.P.
Lake Welcome	Central Fiordland N.P.		Between George and Caswell Sounds
Lake Widgeon	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Lake Wisely	Central Fiordland N.P.
Loch Maree	Southern Fiordland N.P.		On the Seaforth River
Long White Lagoon	Southern Southland District
McKenzie Lagoon	Northwestern Southland District		Inland from Martins Bay, close to the mouth of the Hollyford River
Mirror Lakes	Central Fiordland N.P.
Misty Tarn	Northern Southland District
Moana Putakitaki Lagoon	Ruapuke Island
Moose Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Myth Tarn	Central Fiordland N.P.
North Mavora Lake	Northwestern Southland District	10.8 km²
Prong Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Rainbow Lake	Northern Fiordland N.P.
Secretary Lake	Secretary Island, Fiordland N.P.
Shallow Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Shy Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Skeleton Lakes	Northern Southland District
South Mavora Lake	Northwestern Southland District	1.2 km²
Sphinx Lake	Southern Fiordland N.P.
Stump Lake	Central Fiordland N.P.		Above the Hall Arm of Doubtful Sound
Swan Mere	Northern Fiordland N.P.		Flows into Lake Grave
Tauatemaku Lagoon	Ruapuke Island
Tawera Tarn	Central Fiordland N.P.
Te Awatuiau Lagoon	Ruapuke Island
Teardrop Lake	Central Fiordland N.P.		Above Bradshaw Sound
The Reservoir	The Catlins
Three Duck Lake	Central Fiordland N.P.
Trinity Lakes	Central Fiordland N.P.
Waitokariro Lagoon	Ruapuke Island
Waituna Lagoon	Southern Southland District		East of Bluff
Waiuna Lagoon	Northwestern Southland District		North of Lake Alabaster
West Mere	Central Fiordland N.P.		Above Lake Manapouri

Other islands

Chatham Islands

Many of the lakes in the Chatham Islands are either lagoons filling sinkholes in the island's limestone structure, or low-lying peat lakes. The island chain is dominated by Te Whanga Lagoon, which occupies the centre of the main island and accounts for one sixth of the surface area of the archipelago.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Lake Huro	Central Chatham Island, near Waitangi	7.8 km²
Lake Kaimoumi	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Kaingarahu	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Kairae	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Koomutu	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Makuku	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Marakapia	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Matangirau	Southwestern Chatham Island
Lake Omatu	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Pateriki	Northeastern Chatham Island		Lagoon
Lake Pukawa	Southwestern Chatham Island
Lake Rakeinui	Southwestern Chatham Island
Lake Rangitai	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Rotoeka	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Rotokawau	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Rotoparaoe	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Rotorua	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Taia	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Te Rangatapu	Southwestern Chatham Island
Lake Te Wapu	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Tuka a Taupo	Southern Chatham Island
Lake Waikauia	Northern Chatham Island
Lake Wharemanu	Northeastern Chatham Island
Lake Wharo	Northern Chatham Island
Long Pond	Eastern Chatham Island
Morgans Hollow	Western Pitt Island
Pakauwera Pond	Northern Chatham Island
Rangitahi Lake	Northwestern Chatham Island
Te Roto	Northern Chatham Island
Te Whanga Lagoon	Central Chatham Island	150 km²	Lagoon
Tennant's Lake	Northern Chatham Island

Ross Dependency

The following lakes are located in Ross Dependency, New Zealand's claim in Antarctica.

Lake	Location	Area	Notes	Coordinates
Alph Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Don Juan Pond	McMurdo Dry Valleys	0.03 km²	Hypersaline lake
Howchin Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Lake Bonney	McMurdo Dry Valleys	4.3 km²	Endorheic lake
Lake Brownworth	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Glacial meltwater lake
Lake Chad	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Endorheic lake
Lake Chapman	Granite Harbour		Covered in ice
Lake Cole	Black Island		Covered in ice
Lake Fryxell	McMurdo Dry Valleys	7.8 km²	Endorheic lake
Lake Hoare	McMurdo Dry Valleys	1.9 km²	Endorheic lake
Lake Vanda	McMurdo Dry Valleys		Endorheic lake
Lake Vida	McMurdo Dry Valleys	6.8 km²	Endorheic lake
Mount Erebus Lava Lake	Ross Island	0.01 km²	Crater lake
Pyramid Ponds	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Trough Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system
Walcott Lake	Scott Coast		Part of Alph River system