| Lake Karapiro | |
|---|---|
 Lake Karapiro | |
  Lake Karapiro | |
| Location | North Island |
| Coordinates | 37°55′43″S 175°32′40″E / 37.92856°S 175.544529°E |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Waikato River |
| Primary outflows | Waikato River |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| First flooded | April 1947 |
| Max. length | 11.0 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) |
| Surface area | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 11.0 metres (36.1 ft) |
| Max. depth | 30.5 metres (100 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.085 cubic kilometres (0.020 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 50.5–53.5 metres (166–176 ft) [1] |
Lake Karapiro (Māori: Karāpiro) is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River at Karapiro, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of Cambridge in New Zealand's North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by the damming of the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapiro power station.[2] The lake is also one of two premier rowing venues in New Zealand (alongside Lake Ruataniwha in Canterbury) and is the base for the country's high-performance rowing programme.
- ^ "Lake Levels". Mighty River Power.
- ^ Lowe, D.J., Green, J.D. (1987). Viner, A.B. (ed.). Inland waters of New Zealand. Wellington: DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre. pp. 471–474. ISBN 0-477-06799-9.
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