Lake Horowhenua

Lake Horowhenua
Lake Horowhenua
Lake Horowhenua
Location of Lake Horowhenua
Location of Lake Horowhenua
Lake Horowhenua
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LocationHorowhenua District, North Island
Coordinates40°36′36″S 175°15′17″E / 40.6100°S 175.2547°E / -40.6100; 175.2547
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Surface area3.9 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.

The shore of Lake Horowhenua