| Lake Parangi | |
| Pushpin Map: | North Island |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Parangi |
| Location: | Otorohanga District, Waikato region, North Island |
| Type: | supertrophic |
| Outflow: | seepage |
| Catchment: | 122ha |
| Basin Countries: | New Zealand |
| Area: | 12.18ha |
| Max-Depth: | 17.6m (57.7feet) |
| Elevation: | 46m (151feet) |
Lake Parangi is a small supertrophic (i.e. saturated in phosphorus and nitrogen, with excessive phytoplankton growth after a few weeks of calm, sunny weather),[1] dune-dammed lake 3 km north of Kawhia in the Waikato region of New Zealand. In 1937 Lake Parangi was described as having, "a steep sand-cliff at one end of it and is reputed to be bottomless. Here and there are groves of gnarled pohutukawas, serving as valuable landmarks in the Sahara-like wilderness of the dunes."[2]
Lake Parangi has freshwater mussels, eels, pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus and watermilfoil Myriophyllum triphyllum. Catfish have been introduced and water quality is deteriorating.[3] Canadian Waterweed has invaded much of the lake.[4]
List of lakes in New Zealand