Lake Puketi

Depth:
6.6 metres
Area:
6 hectares
Lake ID:
12254
Main vegetation type:
High Producing Grassland
Kariotahi Beach
37° 16' 45" S
174° 40' 36" E
Coastal

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāti Tamaoho
    • Ngāti te Ata
      • Waikato

        Description

        Lake Puketi is a small dune lake near Kariotahi Beach to the north of Waikato’s west coast. It is the bigger of the “Twin Dune Lakes” (Lakes Pukei and Lake Rotoiti), which have an old pa site between them. This is part of the Awhitu Ecological District (www.awhitu.org.nz).

        Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/

        Image – David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/