Lake Rototoa
| Lake Rototoa | |
|---|---|
| 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] 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.[3]
Previously known as Lake Ototoa, its name was changed in 2013.[4] Rototoa translates as 'Lake of the Warrior', and is part of a line of lakes known as 'the Footsteps of Kawharu' after the warrior Kawharu who fought with the Ngati Whatua tribe against the resident Waiohua, Ngaririki and Kawerau tribes in the late 17th to early 18th centuries.[5]
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.
- ^ New Zealand. Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, (1976). New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, Vol. 10, p. 43. ISSN 0028-8330
- ^ http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0037/latest/DLM4653300.html?search=qs_act_wahi+tapu_noresel_25_a&p=2
- ^ http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao40TeA/c19.html
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