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Mistake River; Boundary Stream; Glenmore
Station Tarn; Coal River and the Macauley River. In 2016 the Fish and Game Council released 45,000 baby salmon into Lake Tekapo to improve fishing stocks and a further 50,000 were released in 2020. The upper half of the Tekapo Canal will be closed to fishing over the winter of 2021 to conserve stocks while spawning. The Tekapo Canal is known for very large (trophy-size) rainbow trout.
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the roadside after purchasing about £100 worth from the local stock and station agent. Although beautiful, they modify the ecosystems of braided rivers. There were fewer lupins around Lake Tekapo in
December 2020, due to the water level in the lake being too high at a vital time in their growth cycle, causing them to fail to flower.
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On the north side of the lake, 24 km (15 mi) from the Tekapo township is the
Roundhill Ski Area situated in the Two Thumb Range, which caters primarily to beginner and intermediate skiers. For advanced skiers, Roundhill Ski Area also has the world's longest and steepest rope tow which runs
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February 2021, Genesis Energy finished an upgrade that strengthened the Tekapo A power station to withstand earthquakes. It involved five years of planning, two years of construction and cost $ 26.5 million. It was a challenging build to upgrade the infrastructure and tunnels which were built in
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that bloom along its shores from around Mid
November until the end of December. Russell lupins were introduced in the Mackenzie Basin in the 1940s from sowings or lupins planted in garden which had seeds that spread widely. In 1949 Connie Scott, of Godley Peaks Station, scattered lupin seeds along
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can be caught in Lake Tekapo. Trolling a lure from a boat is one option for fishing Lake Tekapo. Fishing from the shore is also possible. The best spots for fishing from the shore are to be found around the mouths of the many small streams that flow into the lake. These include the Cass River;
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with Mount Toby (2,222 m); Braun Elwert Peak (2,086 m); Dobson Peak (2,095 m) and Mount Maude (1,797 m) amongst the mountains overlooking Lake Tekapo. On the western side of Lake Tekapo. Mount John (1,031 m) is closest to the town with Lake
Alexandrina further north and
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coastline. After the waka capsized, many of the passengers went ashore to explore the land. Legend states that they needed to be back at the waka before daylight. Many did not make it, including
Motuariki, and he was instead transformed into the island of Motuariki.
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at Nelson, Rākaihautū divided his people into two groups. Rākaihautū led his group down the middle of the island, digging the South Island freshwater lakes. His son, Rakihouia, led the other group down the east coast of the South Island.
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Drivers have been warned to take care during the lupin season, as many visitors to the area slow down or pull over to admire the lupins along State
Highway 8, but this may be unsafe and create the potential for accidents.
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architect R.S.D. Harman, based on sketches by a local artist, Esther Hope. The church is one of the most photographed in New
Zealand, and features an altar window that frames views of the lake and mountains.
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Water from the lake is diverted through a 1.4 km (4,600 ft) tunnel under the town to the power station, with the water originally being returned to the river. With development of the
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The lake covers an area of 83 km (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level. It is fed at its northern end by both the braided
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Mistake Peak (1,931 m) sitting towards the head of the lake. Cowans Hill (783m) lies at the southern end of Lake Tekapo behind the township and next to the
2262:"Featuring Lake Tekapo – A new rope tow for Tekapo's Roundhill Ski Area. A feature page providing greater details on exciting aspects of tourism in Lake Tekapo"
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The average water temperature on the surface of the lake varies between a low of 5.8 to 5.9 °C in
September and a high of 17 °C in January.
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Beattie, J.H (1945). "Maori place names of Canterbury: including one thousand hitherto unpublished names collected from Maori sources".
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Motuariki is a small island in the middle of Lake Tekapo. The legends of Ngāi Tahu tell of Motuariki, who was an ancestor of the
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Lake Tekapo is one of the sunniest places in New Zealand with annual sunshine hours averaging more than 2,400 each year.
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downstream. Work restarted in 1944, and the power station, now known as Tekapo A, came online in 1951.
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announced that it will start using the dual names of Tekapo and Takapō when referring to Lake Tekapo.
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Elliott, Innes (1967). "Statue to a Working Sheepdog". In Henderson, Jim (ed.).
2236:"$ 26.5 million earthquake-strengthening work at Tekapo power station completed"
2072:"The mystery of Tekapo's disappearing lupins: Who killed the social media star?"
1532:"Tekapo or Takapō? One of NZ's world-famous lakes could be in for a name change"
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from the Southern Alps is tinged with a light turquoise colour from the glacial
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the 1940s. The Tekapo A power station provides power to almost 100,000 homes.
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1823:"CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4616, 4970, 24945)"
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1870:"GO NZ: A South Island family road trip from Christchurch to Tekapo"
1970:"GO NZ: Matariki special - Māori tourism operator Dark Sky Project"
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1944:"Know about Dark Sky Tourism and the Best Places to Experience It"
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6 km (3.7 mi) (max), 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) (mean)
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Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
1918:"This Is What It's Really Like to Stargaze at a Dark Sky Reserve"
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Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
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1845:"About AMIDSR – Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve"
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Nov '20, Matthew Cattin 17 November 202017 (17 November 2020).
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Lake Tekapo is also known for its stunning seasonal display of
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The lake's original outflow was at its southern end, into the
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2418:"Precautionary closure to Upper Tekapo Canal trout fishery"
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1801:"CliFlo – National Climate Database : Lake Tekapo Ews"
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mythology, Lake Tekapo being one of the lakes dug by the
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1995:"Tips on How and Where to Find Lupins in New Zealand"
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New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
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2124:"Three injured in single-vehicle crash in Tekapo"
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1559:"Spelling may change for Wakatipu and Tekapo"
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1916:Kramer, Jillian (28 April 2022).
1640:Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord
471:Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
2177:Bruce, David (30 October 2008).
1999:A Dangerous Business Travel Blog
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2312:"Church of the Good Shepherd"
2212:. 13 May 2011. Archived from
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341:"Tekapo" is a misspelling of
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2158:. Meridian Energy. p. 5
1494:Irwin, J. (September 1978).
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1723:"Why Tekapo keeps its dead"
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2047:"The impact of lupins"
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2021:"War of the lupins"
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2638:Lake Pukaki
2623:Burkes Pass
2578:Burkes Pass
2540:Pukaki Ward
2513:New Zealand
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2402:15 February
2376:15 February
2325:31 December
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2287:"Roundhill"
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1453:brown trout
1347:Lake Pukaki
1332:Waitaki Dam
1277:astronomers
456:Lake Tekapo
319:Lake Pukaki
299:Lake Tekapo
216:Max. length
148: /
123:Coordinates
92:Lake Tekapo
31:Lake Tekapo
2745:Categories
2713:Government
2566:Opuha Ward
2351:0589003062
2190:30 October
1979:26 January
1953:26 January
1927:26 January
1513:9 November
1464:References
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377:Rākaihautū
290:References
248:Max. depth
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112:Canterbury
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1974:NZ Herald
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1709:0028-8330
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415:Geography
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323:Lake Ōhau
175:(north),
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1433:sheepdog
1379:Skifield
1245:2,504.6
1155:Average
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104:Location
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2583:Fairlie
2526:Fairlie
2246:1 March
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1608:1 March
1447:Fishing
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1354:Benmore
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2076:Stuff
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1727:Stuff
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1195:61.1
1192:60.2
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543:Year
408:Otago
303:Māori
45:Māori
2522:Seat
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2404:2021
2378:2021
2346:ISBN
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2273:2021
2248:2021
2222:2012
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2136:2021
2110:2021
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2007:2021
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