Lake Karapiro

Lake Karapiro is an artificial lake on the at , 8 kilometres south-east of in New Zealand's . The lake was formed in 1947 by the damming of the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapiro power station.
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 77 metres (253 feet)
  • Description: artificial hydro lake on the Waikato River, New Zealand/Aotearoa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karāpiro Power Station.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karapiro and Maungatautari.
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is a rural community in , Waikato Region, New Zealand. is situated 3½ km south of Lake Karapiro.
is a small settlement just east of in the Waikato Region of . is situated 6 km northwest of Lake Karapiro.

Lake Karapiro

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Latitude
-37.93822° or 37° 56′ 18″ south
Longitude
175.56021° or 175° 33′ 37″ east
Open location code
4VJQ3H66+P3
Geo­Names ID
6235800
Wiki­data ID
Q596083

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Lake Karapiro” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Карапіра”
  • Czech: “Karapiro”
  • Dutch: “Lake Karapiro”
  • French: “lac Karapiro”
  • French: “Lac Karapiro”
  • Georgian: “კარაპირო”
  • German: “Lake Karapiro”
  • Italian: “Waimarino River”
  • Russian: “Карапиро”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Karapiro”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Taotaoroa and Pukekura.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flynn Cove and Pukekura.

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