Wahi Lake

Wahi Lake is a lake in New Zealand. Wahi Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Te Kauri, as well as near Weavers Crossing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Puketirini and Huntly Power Station.

Lake Puketirini

Lake

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lake Puketirini is a former opencast coal mine, immediately to the west of Huntly and east of the larger, but much shallower Lake Waahi, in the Waikato Region. It is circled by a walkway.

Huntly Power Station

Power station

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

The Huntly Power Station is the largest thermal power station in New Zealand and is located in the town of Huntly in the Waikato. It is operated by Genesis Energy Limited, a publicly listed company. Huntly Power Station is situated 2½ km northeast of Wahi Lake.

Huntly

Railway station

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Raahui Pookeka-Huntly Railway Station is on the North Island Main Trunk line and the Awaroa Branch in the town of Huntly in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 65 mi south of Auckland. Huntly is situated 3 km east of Wahi Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntly and Rotowaro.

Huntly

Town

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huntly is a New Zealand town with a population of 8,550. It straddles the Waikato River, and is within the Waikato District in the northern part of the Waikato region local government area. Huntly is situated 3 km east of Wahi Lake.

Rotowaro

Locality

Photo: Impavidus87, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine. Rotowaro is situated 4 km southwest of Wahi Lake.

Kimihia

Hamlet

Kimihia is a north-eastern suburb of Huntly, New Zealand. Kimihia is situated 5 km east of Wahi Lake.

Wahi Lake

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Rotongaru Lake”
Category: body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.55848° or 37° 33′ 31″ south

Longitude

175.12358° or 175° 7′ 25″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Open location code

4VJQC4RF+JC

GeoNames ID

2180469

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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