Lake Aratiatia
Lake Aratiatia is a lake in Auckland Region, North Island. Lake Aratiatia is situated nearby to Wairakei Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aratiatia Power Station and Wairakei Power Station.
Aratiatia Power Station
Power station
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the first hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, and is located 13 kilometres downstream of Lake Taupō.
Wairakei Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Wairakei Power Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Lake Aratiatia.
Huka Prawn Park
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The Huka Prawn Park is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of Taupō. It was started in 1987, and is currently New Zealand's only prawn farm. Huka Prawn Park is situated 3 km southwest of Lake Aratiatia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Rotokawa.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 8 km southwest of Lake Aratiatia.
Rotokawa
Locality
Rotokawa is a rural community in the Rotorua District and the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter lake" for Rotokawa. Rotokawa is situated 9 km east of Lake Aratiatia.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū. Tauhara is situated 9 km south of Lake Aratiatia.
Lake Aratiatia
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.60823° or 38° 36′ 30″ southLongitude
176.12021° or 176° 7′ 13″ eastElevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)Open location code
4VHR94RC+P3GeoNames ID
6236375
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