Lake Moawhango is a small artificial
lake located with the
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Waiouru Military Camp. It is fed by the Mangaio Stream, boosted by tributaries diverted from the slopes of
Mt Ruapehu, and by the
Moawhango River
The Moawhango River is a tributary of the Rangitīkei River and is located the central North Island of New Zealand.
Course
The river flows generally southwest from its sources in the Kaimanawa Range east of Mount Ruapehu to reach Lake Moawhango. ...
. Water is taken from the lake for the Tongariro Power Scheme, feeding the Tongariro River via the Moawhango Tunnel, although some water is released to continue down the Moawhango River nearby the settlement of Moawhango. The lake is dammed at the southern end.
Lake Moawhango contains a large population of wild rainbow trout, and while these are easily caught, they very rarely exceed in weight. The lake contains three islands, the largest of which is known as Ayers Rock.
The exact antipodes of this lake coincide exactly with the dam of Torre de Abraham, in Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla - La Mancha, Spain (at coordinates ).
Gallery
File:Lake Moawhango, New Zealand.jpg, Lake Moawhango from west side looking east, January 2022
File:Lake Moawhango and Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand.jpg, Lake Moawhango looking north west to Mt Ruapehu, January 2022
File:Lake Moawhango and Moawhango Dam.jpg, Lake Moawhango and Mt Ruapehu from the Moawhango Dam, January 2022
References
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Lakes of Manawatū-Whanganui, Moawhango
Ruapehu District