| Lake Pukaki | |
|---|---|
| Māori: Pūkaki | |
 Lake Pukaki | |
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.png)  Lake Pukaki | |
| Location | Mackenzie District, Canterbury region, South Island |
| Coordinates | 44°07′S 170°10′E / 44.117°S 170.167°E |
| Primary inflows | Tasman River |
| Primary outflows | Pukaki River |
| Catchment area | 1,413 km2 (546 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Surface area | 178.7 km2 (69.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 47 m (154 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 70 m (230 ft)[1] |
| Water volume | 4.66 km3 (3,780,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 518.2 to 532 m (1,700 to 1,745 ft)[2] |
| Frozen | never (winter air temperatures can reach as low as −20 °C (−4 °F) though)[3] |
| Islands | Morgans Island |
| Settlements | Twizel |
| References | [1][2] |
Lake Pukaki (Māori: Pūkaki)[4][5][6] is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ōhau. All three lakes were formed when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes. The Alps2Ocean mountain bike trail follows the edge of Lake Pukaki for part of its length.
- ^ a b c d e f Irwin, J. (September 1978). "Bottom sediments of Lake Tekapo compared with adjacent Lakes Pukaki and Ohau, South Island, New Zealand". N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 12 (3): 245–250. doi:10.1080/00288330.1978.9515749.
- ^ a b "Pukaki Lake Levels". Meridian Energy Limited. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ Tom Hunt (23 June 2015). "New Zealand drops to 20C below freezing". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ Multiple sources:J.H., Beattie (1945). "Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord". Otago Daily Times. Dunedin, New Zealand. pp. P14, 15, 16 & 38.
- ^ "Visit – Lake Pūkaki". Mackenzie Region, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Nohoanga Site Information Sheet" (PDF). Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
