Lake Alexandrina (New Zealand)

Lake Alexandrina
A view of Lake Alexandrina from the top of nearby Mount John
Lake Alexandrina
Location	Mackenzie District, Canterbury region, South Island
Coordinates	43°57′S 170°27′E / 43.950°S 170.450°E / -43.950; 170.450
Type	Mesotrophic
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi)
Max. width	0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi)
Surface area	640 hectares (1,600 acres)
Max. depth	27 metres (89 ft)
Residence time	4 years
Surface elevation	732 m (2,402 ft)[1]

Lake Alexandrina (Māori: Whakatukumoana) is a lake located in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island. It lies immediately to the west of the much larger Lake Tekapo and further to the east of Lake Pukaki, located to the north of Lake Tekapo township. It is a shallow lake with distinct indications of glacial origin and is spring fed with an outlet on its eastern shore midway down the lake.^[2][3] The outlet feeds into a smaller lake, Lake MacGregor before feeding into Lake Tekapo described as “Opaque and milky blue” in colour.^[3] In the desert terrain of the Mackenzie Plains, Lake Alexandrina is considered as an “oasis of life”. Lake Alexandrina is a Wildlife Refuge and a delight to a fisherman, well documented for its brown and rainbow trout and salmon.^[4]