Lake Horowhenua | |
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Location | Horowhenua District, North Island |
Coordinates | 40°36′36″S 175°15′17″E / 40.6100°S 175.2547°E |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Surface area | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Lake Horowhenua is in the Horowhenua District, an area of the southern Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's North Island. It covers an area of 3.9 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).
The lake, also known as Punahau, is an aeolian lake that lies on a sandy plain 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Levin and 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the coast of the Tasman Sea. It is a shallow lake, only some 2 metres (7 ft) deep, fed by various small streams, and is drained by the Hokio Stream.