Lake Constance (New Zealand) Explained

Lake Constance
Pushpin Map:New Zealand
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lake Constance
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New Zealand
Location:Tasman Region, South Island
Coords:-42.0833°N 212°W
Outflow:underground river
Basin Countries:New Zealand

Rotopōhueroa / Lake Constance is an alpine lake in the South Island of New Zealand.

It lies within the borders of the Nelson Lakes National Park. The lake is drained via an underground river into the nearby Blue Lake.

In August 2014, the official name for Lake Constance was altered to Rotopōhueroa / Lake Constance, following the Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZGB decisions – August 2014 . August 2014 . Land Information New Zealand . 27 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151121203027/http://www.linz.govt.nz/regulatory/place-names/recent-place-name-decisions-and-place-names-interest/nzgb-decisions-august . 21 November 2015 .