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LakeQuality

Updated 2021

Lakes in New Zealand

Find lakes in New Zealand: 80 named lakes in this catalog, sampled 2017–2021. 67 have chlorophyll-a, 80 have Secchi depth. Values are the authority's measurements, not a LakeQuality letter grade.

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Named lakes

LakePlaceTotal phosphorusChlorophyll-aSecchiYear
Hauroko LakeSouth Island0.20 µg/L6.2 m2020
Lake ArapuniNorth Island1.9 m2017
Lake AreareNorth Island27 µg/L0.5 m2020
Lake BenmoreSouth Island5.6 m2018
Lake BrunnerSouth Island2.6 µg/L4.7 m2020
Lake HakanoaNorth Island80 µg/L0.3 m2017
Lake HarihariNorth Island2.9 m2017
Lake HaupiriSouth Island26 µg/L2.1 m2018
Lake HaweaSouth Island0.10 µg/L8.2 m2020
Lake HayesSouth Island2.1 m2017
Lake HumuhumuNorth Island1.9 µg/L5.6 m2017
Lake KahuparereNorth Island2.4 µg/L2.5 m2017
Lake Kai-INorth Island1.1 µg/L6.5 m2017
Lake KanonoNorth Island6.7 µg/L4.0 m2017
Lake KarakaNorth Island19 µg/L0.8 m2017
Lake KarapiroNorth Island2.5 m2020
Lake Loch KatrineSouth Island2.1 µg/L3.2 m2018
Lake ManapouriSouth Island9.4 m2017
Lake MaraetaiNorth Island1.9 m2017
Lake MaratotoNorth Island3.5 µg/L0.5 m2020
Lake MokenoNorth Island2.3 µg/L3.5 m2017
Lake OhakuriNorth Island11 µg/L3.4 m2017
Lake OhauSouth Island6.2 m2017
Lake OkarekaNorth Island2.0 µg/L7.0 m2017
Lake OkaroNorth Island5.1 µg/L4.0 m2018
Lake OkatainaNorth Island1.1 µg/L9.0 m2017
Lake OtotoaNorth Island1.9 µg/L4.2 m2019
Lake PearsonSouth Island5.9 µg/L1.7 m2018
Lake PounuiNorth Island33 µg/L0.9 m2017
Lake PukakiSouth Island1.1 m2018
Lake PupukeNorth Island6.6 µg/L4.5 m2019
Lake RerewhakaaituNorth Island16 µg/L2.5 m2018
Lake RotoehuNorth Island9.8 µg/L2.3 m2021
Lake RotoitiNorth Island3.3 µg/L5.6 m2021
Lake RotokakahiNorth Island3.6 µg/L5.8 m2017
Lake RotokareNorth Island19 µg/L2.2 m2017
Lake RotokauriNorth Island17 µg/L0.8 m2017
Lake RotokawauNorth Island4.3 µg/L3.8 m2017
Lake RotomaNorth Island0.90 µg/L11 m2021
Lake RotomanukaNorth Island11 µg/L1.3 m2017
Lake RotongaioNorth Island58 µg/L0.8 m2017
Lake RotonuiahaNorth Island4.1 µg/L4.0 m2017
Lake RotoroaNorth Island4.8 µg/L5.5 m2017
Lake RotoruaNorth Island3.7 µg/L2.9 m2018
Lake RototunaNorth Island8.0 µg/L2.3 m2017
Lake RuataniwhaSouth Island1.0 m2018
Lake RuatunaNorth Island9.4 µg/L0.9 m2017
Lake SheppardSouth Island4.0 µg/L2.5 m2018
Lake SwanNorth Island15 µg/L1.2 m2017
Lake TaharoaNorth Island0.40 µg/L1.6 m2017
Lake TaraweraNorth Island1.7 µg/L7.3 m2017
Lake TaupoNorth Island0.60 µg/L11 m2019
Lake TaylorSouth Island7.0 m2018
Lake TekapoSouth Island0.7 m2018
Lake TikitapuNorth Island1.9 µg/L7.2 m2017
Lake TutiraNorth Island0.80 µg/L5.2 m2017
Lake WaahiNorth Island128 µg/L0.2 m2017
Lake WaikareNorth Island132 µg/L0.3 m2020
Lake WaikaremoanaNorth Island1.4 µg/L6.4 m2017
Lake WaikereNorth Island1.4 µg/L8.9 m2017
Lake WaikopiroNorth Island119 µg/L1.1 m2017
Lake WainuiNorth Island10 µg/L1.8 m2017
Lake Wairepo ArmSouth Island2.2 m2018
Lake WaitawaNorth Island1.6 µg/L2.0 m2017
Lake WakatipuSouth Island0.10 µg/L8.3 m2020
Lake WanakaSouth Island0.70 µg/L13 m2020
Lake WhangapeNorth Island147 µg/L0.2 m2017
Mangakaware LakeNorth Island27 µg/L1.1 m2020
Mapourika LakeSouth Island2.9 µg/L3.4 m2020
Moeraki LakeSouth Island0.60 µg/L2.6 m2020
Monowai LakeSouth Island0.40 µg/L7.1 m2020
Ohinewai LakeNorth Island44 µg/L0.5 m2020
Paringa LakeSouth Island1.1 µg/L4.1 m2020
RotognaroNorth Island18 µg/L0.2 m2020
RotognaroitiNorth Island81 µg/L0.1 m2020
RotoroaSouth Island0.10 µg/L16 m2020
Serpentine North LakeNorth Island5.4 µg/L2.5 m2020
Te Anau LakeSouth Island0.30 µg/L4.5 m2020
Te Koutu LakeNorth Island42 µg/L0.8 m2020
Wahapo LakeSouth Island4.7 µg/L0.4 m2020

Frequently asked questions

How is lake water quality measured in New Zealand?
80 named lakes in New Zealand have official chlorophyll-a and Secchi from the GLORIA inland-lake matchup archive (PANGAEA 948492), 2017–2021. These are the authority's measurements, not a LakeQuality A–F grade.
Does LakeQuality give A–F grades for lakes in New Zealand?
No. Pages for lakes in New Zealand show the publishing authority's own values. A LakeQuality A–F letter would be an invention, not an official class.

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Official surface phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and/or Secchi. Not a LakeQuality A–F grade — the authority does not publish a letter on this scale.

Monitoring: the GLORIA inland-lake matchup archive (PANGAEA 948492).