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Lake Kereta

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Basin countries
  
New Zealand

Area
  
32 ha

Surface area
  
32 ha (79 acres)

Location
  
Auckland Region, North Island

Lake Kereta lies at the South Head peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District, along the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The surface area of the lake is about 32 ha with a maximum depth of 1.5m and water temperature of about 21.1°C.

Map of Lake Kereta, Woodhill Forest 0874, New Zealand

It is a less than 250m wide and shallow lake which stretches a bit more than one kilometre in a north-westerly direction, there being no streams or rivers flowing into or out of it. It is primarily filled by underground water and also by losses of evaporation from the surface of the lake.

References

Lake Kereta Wikipedia