8-612: Southern Lakes may refer to: Southern Lakes (New Zealand) Southern Lakes (electoral district) , a former electoral district in Canada Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes , a current electoral district in Canada See also [ edit ] South Lake (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
16-870: A surface area of more than 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi). Those listed as being in Canterbury are often excluded from definitions of the Southern Lakes. Other notable lakes include the Mavora Lakes of Southland, Lake Hayes in Otago, and the artificial Lake Ruataniwha , part of the Canterbury-Otago boundary. Mavora Lakes Mavora Lakes is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by
24-520: Is an unofficial name given to an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Despite being an unofficial designation, the term Southern Lakes is sometimes used by organisations such as the New Zealand Meteorological Service and Automobile Association. Though exact definitions vary, the area encompasses parts of western Southland (including Fiordland ) and Central Otago , and is occasionally extended to include
32-491: The Mackenzie Basin of inland Canterbury , a total of roughly 28,000 to 35,000 square kilometres (11,000 to 14,000 sq mi). The region is generally lightly populated, with much of its southwestern part being uninhabited national park. Much of the scenery was heavily glaciated during the last ice age, and as such contains many broad U-shaped valleys, several of which are filled with large lakes. These include
40-581: The Mararoa River . The area is managed by the Department of Conservation , and is part of Te Wahipounamu , a World Heritage Area . The area was used as a film location for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . The park has a rudimentary campsite and a range of tracks. The two lakes located west of Lake Wakatipu and east of Lake Te Anau : This Southland Region geography article
48-545: The country's deepest lake, Lake Hauroko , and three of the country's four largest lakes. If the Mackenzie Basin is included, seven of the country's ten largest lakes form part of the Southern Lakes. Many of the region's lakes feed the country's second-longest river, the Clutha River , and its tributaries — these include Lakes Wakatipu , Wānaka , and Hāwea , as well as the artificial lakes Dunstan (formed on
56-585: The river by a hydroelectric dam at Clyde ) and Roxburgh (formed behind a similar but smaller dam at Roxburgh). Other lakes, such as Te Anau and Manapouri , feed the system of the Waiau River . The northern group of Mackenzie Basin lakes form part of the Waitaki River system. The areas main centres of population are Queenstown and Wānaka in Otago, and Te Anau in Southland. Lakes with
64-492: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_Lakes&oldid=690538044 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southern Lakes (New Zealand) The Southern Lakes
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