Lake Aratiatia

Lake Aratiatia is a lake in Auckland Region, North Island. Lake Aratiatia is situated nearby to Wairākei Village.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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″ south

Longitude

176.12021° or 176° 7′ 13″ east

Elevation

405 metres (1,329 feet)

Open location code

4VHR94RC+P3

GeoNames ID

6236375

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