Oxidation Pond

Oxidation Pond is a reservoir in Queenstown-Lakes, Otago. Oxidation Pond is situated nearby to the quarter Lower Shotover, as well as near Quail Rise.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queenstown Airport and Lake Johnson.

Queenstown Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ruazn2, CC BY 2.5.

Queenstown International Airport is an international airport located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, which serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport handled 2.7 million passengers in the calendar year 2025, making it the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger total passenger traffic.

Lake Johnson

Lake

Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Johnson is a small lake near the suburb of Frankton in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has no inflow or outflow and is classified as a glacial lake.

Wakatipu High School

School

Photo: 韩朝, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wakatipu High School is a state coeducationalsecondary school located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13. A total of 1,538 students attend the school as of July 2026. As of 2024 it is the only public high school in Queenstown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankton and Shotover Country.

Frankton

Suburb

Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.

Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, it was formerly a separate settlement.

Shotover Country

Quarter

Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential.

Lake Hayes Estate

Suburb

Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Hayes Estate is a town nearby to Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is named after and situated near Lake Hayes; however, the lake is not visible from most parts of the estate.

Oxidation Pond

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.0078° or 45° 0′ 28″ south

Longitude

168.7562° or 168° 45′ 22″ east

Open location code

4V6CXQR4+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384771637

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

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