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has a visibility of approximately 80 metres (260 ft). Scientists attribute the lake water's clarity to its passage underground from Lake
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In August 2014, the official name for Blue Lake was altered to
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The lake has extremely clear water, and is the clearest natural body of fresh water yet reported. A 2011 study found its
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533:. Land Information New Zealand. August 2014. Archived from
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Blue Lake is most often reached as a side trip from the
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480:"Nelson's Blue Lake clearest"
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511:. Department of Conservation
223:1,180 m (3,870 ft)
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1669:Tonga Island Marine Reserve
1552:Gowanbridge railway station
1542:Brightwater railway station
1475:Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake
1284:Motuareronui / Adele Island
1143:Dun Mountain-Maitai Terrane
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1607:Nelson Lakes National Park
1508:Facilities and attractions
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1437:Nelson Lakes National Park
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400:Limnology and Oceanography
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181:2.45 ha (6.1 acres)
118:42.058500°S 172.657111°E
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1379:Kahurangi National Park
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1792:Waimea Intermediate
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537:on 21 November 2015
211:Residence time
155:West Branch of the
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1746:New Zealand Energy
1547:Cobb Power Station
1490:Saint Arnaud Range
1178:Golden Bay / Mohua
821:Golden Bay / Mohua
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486:. 20 December 2011
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1407:Mount Arthur
1369:Waimea Inlet
1324:Wainui River
1309:Tonga Island
1299:Tata Islands
1264:Awaroa River
1221:Tata Islands
1211:Rawhiti Cave
1191:Druggans Dam
1163:Tākaka River
1158:Ngārua Caves
1138:Buller River
1103:Saint Arnaud
929:Upper Tākaka
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1520:Coast Track
1402:Lake Matiri
1354:Best Island
1349:Bell Island
1304:Tinline Bay
1294:Torrent Bay
1274:Falls River
1269:Ballon Rock
1216:Tākaka Hill
1148:Hope Saddle
1133:Brown River
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884:Patons Rock
849:East Tākaka
844:Collingwood
738:Settlements
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430:Google Maps
426:"Blue Lake"
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256:Description
242:New Zealand
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169:New Zealand
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106:42°3′30.6″S
96:Coordinates
1807:Categories
1708:Government
1602:Mussel Inn
1417:Mount Owen
1341:Tasman Bay
1231:Wainui Bay
924:Tata Beach
541:27 October
372:References
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290:visibility
194:Max. depth
1319:Tōtaranui
1093:Murchison
1046:Woodstock
1041:Wakefield
1021:Ngātīmoti
904:Rockville
859:Ligar Bay
592:Mountains
515:31 August
323:Moss Pass
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1674:Tophouse
1530:Monument
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1108:Tapawera
1077:Richmond
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1026:Ruby Bay
1006:Dovedale
955:Brooklyn
919:Tarakohe
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864:Motupipi
854:Ferntown
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1067:Appleby
975:Motueka
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914:Tākaka
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829:Aorere
686:Rivers
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1329:Falls
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1072:Hope
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