Lake Ohakuri
Lake Ohakuri, at 12 square kilometres, is the largest artificial lake of the Waikato river system in New Zealand. It forms the reservoir for the Ōhakuri hydroelectric power station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōhakuri Dam.
Ōhakuri Dam
Dam
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The Ōhakuri Dam is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, central North Island, New Zealand, midway between Taupō, Rotorua and Hamilton. Ōhakuri Dam is situated 3 km west of Lake Ohakuri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orakei Korako and Ātiamuri.
Orakei Korako
Locality
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Orakei Korako is a highly active geothermal area most notable for its series of fault-stepped sinter terraces, located in a valley north of Taupō on the banks of the Waikato River in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Orakei Korako is situated 7 km south of Lake Ohakuri.
Ātiamuri
Village
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Ātiamuri is a former hydro village in the central North Island of New Zealand. It lies alongside State Highway 1 about 27 km south of Tokoroa and 38 km north of Taupō. Ātiamuri is situated 8 km west of Lake Ohakuri.
Lake Ohakuri
- Type: Lake
- Description: hydro lake on New Zealand’s Waikato River
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Ohakuri” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Ohakuri (lanaw, lat -38,42, long 176,12)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Ohakuri”
- Chinese: “奧哈庫里湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Ohakuri”
- French: “Lake Ohakuri”
- German: “Lake Ohakuri”
- Italian: “lago Ohakuri”
- Russian: “Охакури”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ohakuri”
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