🌊 Lake Hood

New Zealand · Oceania · 43.97°S, 171.77°E

Lake Hood is a man-made recreational lake, located 6 km south-east of Tinwald in the locality of Huntingdon, Canterbury, New Zealand. It was opened in 2001 by the Right Honourable Jenny Shipley. It is 2.3 km long by 1 km wide and is more than 80 hectares (0.80 km2) in area. It features an eight lane rowing course and separate waterskiing and jet skiing areas, and is home to Water Ski Lake Hood. It is increasing in popularity for rowing, as it is not as susceptible to wind as the main South Island rowing venue, Lake Ruataniwha.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Surface elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	43.97°S, 171.77°E · view on map

Lake Hood in New Zealand, in Oceania. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in New Zealand

Lake Poteriteri · Lake Waikaremoana · Lake Brunner · Lake Coleridge · Lake Ruataniwha · Lake Hāwea · Lake Wakatipu · Lake Manapouri · Lake Wānaka · Lake Tekapo.

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