Parkinsons Lake

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Parkinsons Lake
Location of Parkinsons Lake
Location of Parkinsons Lake
Parkinsons Lake
LocationWaikato District, North Island
Coordinates37°18′57″S 174°40′31″E / 37.3159°S 174.6753°E / -37.3159; 174.6753Coordinates: 37°18′57″S 174°40′31″E / 37.3159°S 174.6753°E / -37.3159; 174.6753
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Surface area1.92 ha (4.7 acres)

Parkinsons Lake is a eutrophic, 1.92 ha, sand dune lake in the Waikato District of New Zealand,[1] near the southern part of Karioitahi Beach. It used to be choked by dense growths of native and introduced aquatic plants.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Parkinsons Lake". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ New Zealand. Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, (1986). New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, Vol. 20, p. 219. ISSN 0028-8330