Lake Morehurehu | |
Coords: | -34.644°N 172.9964°W |
Type: | Dune Lake |
Pushpin Map: | Northland |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Morehurehu |
Catchment: | 3.16km2 |
Area: | 36.3ha |
Max-Depth: | 14m (46feet) |
Residence Time: | 2.23 years |
Lake Morehurehu is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the Northeast of Te Kao on the Aupouri Peninsula.
The lake has 3 separate stream inlets, the lake discharges from the southeastern end of the lake through a wetland, which flows into Great Exhibition Bay on the peninsula's east coast.[1]
The land use of the lake catchment is pine plantation forestry, the lake itself has a surrounding vegetative zone of manuka/hakea scrub.
The water quality of the lake is monitored by Northland Regional Council,[2] and the environmental information can be viewed on the LAWA website.[3]