Lake Alexandrina (New Zealand)
Lake Alexandrina | ||
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Lake Alexandrina , aerial view looking north towards the lake | ||
Geographical location | Mackenzie District , Canterbury Region, New Zealand | |
Tributaries | some streams coming from the west and north | |
Drain | 650 m long stream to the east adjoining Lake McGregor and further over a 1250 m long stream into Lake Tekapo | |
Location close to the shore | Lake Tekapo (location) | |
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Coordinates | 43 ° 56 '0 " S , 170 ° 27' 0" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 732 m | |
length | 7 km | |
width | 0.5-1.3 km | |
Maximum depth | 27 m |
The Lake Alexandrina is a lake in the region Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Lake Alexandrina is located about one kilometer west parallel to Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie District of the Region Canterbury . The lake is around 7 km long and between 0.5 and 1.3 km wide. The lake, which is described as cold, is fed by a few small brooks that carry their water from the west and north. The outflow of the lake is on its east side halfway along the lake and leads over a small 650 m long stream into the east adjoining Lake McGregor . This releases the water via an equally small stream 1250 m further east to Lake Tekapo . In the northern third of the lake there is a small, 80 x 100 m wooded island.
description
Seen from the air, the lake has a deep blue color when the sun is shining and is thus differentiated from the turquoise Lake Tekapo , which lies to the east . Its banks are lined with a narrow band of trees and bushes. At the southern end of the lake there is a small settlement with jetties, from where the lake can be accessed by boats. Another small settlement is located directly to the north of its outlet.
use
The lake is suitable for fishing brown trout and rainbow trout , which can be one to two kilograms in size.
literature
- Jonet Ward, Joy Talbot : Distribution of aquatic macrophytes in Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research . Volume 18 Issue 2 . The Royal Society of New Zealand , 1984, ISSN 1175-8805 , pp. 211–220 , doi : 10.1080 / 00288330.1984.9516043 (English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ward, Talbot : Distribution of aquatic macrophytes in Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research . Volume 18 Issue 2 , 1984, pp. 211 .
- ↑ a b c The coordinates and latitude of Lake Tekapo were determined by Google Earth .
- ↑ a b Lake Alexandrina Trout Fishing . nzfishing.com , accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps - East Coast - Timaru . Land Information New Zealand , accessed February 17, 2017 .