Lake Hāwea

Lake Hāwea is New Zealand's ninth largest lake.

The lake is in the Otago Region at an altitude of 348 metres. It covers 141 km² and reaches 392 metres deep.

Lake Hāwea is named after a Māori tribe who preceded the Waitaha people in the area.Lake Hāwea stretches 35 kilometres from north to south. It lies in a glacial valley formed during the last ice age, and is fed by the Hunter River. Nearby Lake Wānaka lies in a parallel glacial valley eight kilometres to the west. At their closest point, a rocky ridge called The Neck, the lakes are only 1000 metres apart.