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Discover Lake Pukaki in New Zealand
Lake Pukaki in the region of Canterbury is a town located in New Zealand - some 308 mi or ( 496 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Lake Pukaki is now 01:55 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Simons Pass, Richmond, Nelson, Invercargill, and Dunedin. When in this area, you might want to check out Simons Pass . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lake Pukaki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lake Pukaki
Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau. All three lakes were created when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes. The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour, the extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers.
Located at -44.12 170.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Lake Ruataniwha
Lake Ruataniwha is located in the Mackenzie Basin in New Zealand's South Island. An artificial lake, it was formed as part of the Waitaki hydroelectric project. It lies on the traditional boundary of the Canterbury and Otago provinces with the town of Twizel two kilometres to the north. It is named after Ruataniwha Station, a large sheep station in the area, part of which was purchased by the NZ Electricity Department as the site for the township of Twizel.
Located at -44.28 170.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Pukaki River
The Pukaki River flows through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. Originally, the river flowed southwest for 15 kilometres from the southern end of Lake Pukaki before joining with the Tekapo River and flowing into the northern end of Lake Benmore. However, all water from Lake Pukaki is now diverted into a canal which is fed through three hydroelectric stations before being returned directly into Lake Benmore, as part of the Waitaki Hydroelectric scheme.
Located at -44.32 170.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Twizel River
The Twizel River is a river of the Mackenzie Basin, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is part of the Waitaki River system. The Twizel River has its origins in numerous streams which flow down the eastern flanks of the Ben Ohau Range, the longest of which are the Gladstone Stream and the Duncan Stream. The Twizel River flows south, veering slowly southeast close to the town of Twizel. From here it flows into the northern end of the artificial lake, Lake Benmore.
Located at -44.33 170.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tasman River
The Tasman River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. The river's headwaters are in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, where it is the outflow of the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers and also, via a short tributary, of the Hooker and Mueller Glaciers. It flows south for 25 kilometres from the Southern Alps into the top end of the glacial lake Pukaki, this forming part of the ultimate headwaters of the Waitaki hydroelectic scheme.
Located at -44.03 170.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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