Lake Puketirini
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.Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Lake Rotoiti” and “Weavers Opencast Mine”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huntly and Huntly Power Station.
Huntly
Railway station
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 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.
Lake Hakanoa
Lake
Lake Hakanoa is located within the eastern side of the Huntly township, in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. Lake Hakanoa is a riverine lake with links to the Waikato River, which lies 300 m to the west.
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.
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.
Lake Puketirini
- Category: body of water
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.5678° or 37° 34′ 4″ southLongitude
175.1397° or 175° 8′ 23″ eastInception
1999Open location code
4VJQC4JQ+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 327375747OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeWikidata ID
Q85220587
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Puketirini from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Lake Puketirini” goes by many names.
- German: “Lake Puketirini”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Weavers Crossing and Westmere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Rugby Park.
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