Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo
Takapō (Māori)
Lake Tekapo viewed from the International Space Station (5 May 2024).
Lake Tekapo
Location	Mackenzie District, Canterbury region, South Island
Coordinates	43°53′S 170°31′E / 43.883°S 170.517°E / -43.883; 170.517
Primary inflows	Godley River (north), Macauley River (north), Mistake River (west), Cass River (west)[1]
Primary outflows	Tekapo River
Catchment area	1,463 km2 (565 sq mi)[1]
Max. length	27 km (17 mi)[1]
Max. width	6 km (3.7 mi) (max), 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) (mean)[1]
Surface area	87 km2 (34 sq mi) (summer), 82 km2 (32 sq mi) (winter),[1]
Average depth	69 m (226 ft)[1]
Max. depth	120 m (390 ft)[1]
Water volume	6 km3 (4.9×10^6 acre⋅ft)[1]
Surface elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
References	[1]

Lake Tekapo (Māori: Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ōhau). It covers an area of 83 km² (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level.