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'''Lake Rototoa''' is a lake located at the northern end of the south head of the [[Kaipara Harbour]] in the [[Rodney District]] of [[Auckland Region]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=52624 |title=New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database |author=Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) |date= |work= |publisher=newzealand.govt.nz |accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> Previously known as '''Lake Ototoa''', its name was changed in 2013 |
'''Lake Rototoa''' is a lake located at the northern end of the south head of the [[Kaipara Harbour]] in the [[Rodney District]] of [[Auckland Region]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=52624 |title=New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database |author=Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) |date= |work= |publisher=newzealand.govt.nz |accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> Previously known as '''Lake Ototoa''', its name was changed in 2013.<ref>http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0037/latest/DLM4653300.html?search=qs_act_wahi+tapu_noresel_25_a&p=2</ref> With a surface area of 1.623 X 10 m<sup>2</sup> and a maximum depth of 26 m, it is the largest and deepest of a series of sand-dune lakes found along the western coastline of the [[North Island]].<ref>New Zealand. Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, (1976). [http://books.google.com/books?ei=3VWwTPzhO5DM4gaVu9y-Bg&ct=result&id=J7MSAQAAIAAJ&dq=Lake+Ototoa&q=small+and+shallow ''New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research''], Vol. 10, p. 43. [[ISSN]] 0028-8330</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:53, 17 March 2014
| Lake Rototoa | |
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| Location | Auckland Region, North Island |
| Coordinates | 36°30′49″S 174°14′15″E / 36.5135°S 174.2375°E |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Surface area | 1.39 km2[1] |
| Max. depth | 26 m |
Lake Rototoa is a lake located at the northern end of the south head of the Kaipara Harbour in the Rodney District of Auckland Region, New Zealand.[2] Previously known as Lake Ototoa, its name was changed in 2013.[3] With a surface area of 1.623 X 10 m2 and a maximum depth of 26 m, it is the largest and deepest of a series of sand-dune lakes found along the western coastline of the North Island.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Rowe, D. K. "Distribution and conservation status of the dwarf inanga Galaxias gracilis (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) an endemic fish of Northland dune lakes" (PDF). Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand, Vol. 27, Nr. 2, June 1997, p. 231. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). "New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database". newzealand.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0037/latest/DLM4653300.html?search=qs_act_wahi+tapu_noresel_25_a&p=2
- ^ New Zealand. Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, (1976). New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, Vol. 10, p. 43. ISSN 0028-8330
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