Lake Arapuni

Lake Arapuni
Lake Arapuni
	1928 photograph of the dam under construction
	Lake Arapuni
Location	North Island
Coordinates	38°8′10″S 175°38′10″E / 38.13611°S 175.63611°E
Type	hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows	Waikato River
Primary outflows	Waikato River
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Residence time	1 week
Settlements	Arapuni

Lake Arapuni is one of several artificial lakes formed as part of a hydroelectricity scheme on the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. It is 65 km (40 mi) southeast of Hamilton, to the north of Mangakino.

The dam, at the small settlement of Arapuni at the lake's northern end, was the first constructed on the Waikato, and was commissioned in 1929.^[1] The lake occupies an area of 9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi).^[1]

Lake Arapuni and Arapuni Dam on the Waikato River

Lake Arapuni signs. Taking rudd is encouraged, while taking trout is limited.

References

1 2 "Arapuni". Mighty River Power. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[mighty-1] 1 2 "Arapuni". Mighty River Power. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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