Lake Tuakitoto
| Lake Tuakitoto | ||
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| Lake Tuakitoto seen from SH1 , four kilometers northwest. | ||
| Geographical location | Otago , New Zealand | |
| Drain | Clutha River , Matau Branch | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 12 ′ 11 ″ S , 169 ° 49 ′ 13 ″ E | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
Lake Tuakitoto is a small lake in the south of the Otago region on the South Island of New Zealand . It is located in the northeast of Balclutha near the village of Kaitangata . It is the smallest of South Otago's three main lakes (the others are Lake Waihola and Lake Waipori ), and like them it is shallow. The lake drains into the Matau Branch of the Clutha River .