Lake Heather (Wai Te Huahua) is a dune lake in the

Far North District The Far North District is the northernmost territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island. It stretches from North Cape and Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua in the ...

of New Zealand. It is located west of the town of

Awanui Awanui is an historical river port in the far north of New Zealand, on the banks of the Awanui River just before it flows into Rangaunu Bay. Awanui lies at the south end of the Aupouri Peninsula in the Far North District Council of the Northla ...

, and between the larger

Lake Ngatu Lake Ngatu is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the northwest of Awanui, near Waipapakauri. Lake Ngatu has no inlets or outlets. The lake catchment is primarily manuka/kanuka scrub and fenced pasture. There ar ...

and

Lake Rotoroa Lake Rotoroa (Māori: "long lake") may refer to the following New Zealand lakes: * Lake Rotoroa (Northland) * Lake Rotoroa (Tasman) * Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton, New Zealand) (or "Hamilton Lake"), Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand * Lake Rotoroa (W ...

. Lake Heather has no inflow or outflow streams. The lake catchment is primarily pasture, with scrub along the eastern border. The margins are fenced and have recently had native planting.

Water quality and ecology

The lake is monitored by

Northland Regional Council The Northland Region ( mi, Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population ...

, and the environmental information can be viewed on the LAWA website. The Bushland Trust, working with the

Department of Conservation An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

and Northland Regional Council, is undertaking restoration at Lake Rotoroa, as well as other nearby dune lakes, such as Lake Rotoroa, Lake Rotokawau, Lake Ngatu,

Lake Gem A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

, and

Lake Ngakapua Lake Ngakapua is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the northwest of Awanui, near Waipapakauri on the Aupouri Peninsula. The lake has no defined inflows or outflows. The lake consists of two basins; the No ...

References

External links

Lake Ngatu Recreation Reserve
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