Lake Waimimiha

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Lake Waimimiha
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Lake Waimimiha
Location Northland Region, North Island
Coordinates 35°08′44″S173°10′12″E / 35.145573°S 173.170067°E / -35.145573; 173.170067 Coordinates: 35°08′44″S173°10′12″E / 35.145573°S 173.170067°E / -35.145573; 173.170067
Type dune lake
Primary inflows Wairoa Stream (via a wetland)
Primary outflows Unnamed stream, into unnamed lake (which flows into Ahipara Bay)
Basin  countries New Zealand
Surface area2.2 hectares (5.4 acres)
Max. depth2 metres (6 ft 7 in)

Lake Waimimiha is a dune lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. [1] It is located to the Northeast of Ahipara in the dunes behind Ninety Mile Beach.

The lake catchment is predominantly pasture with some market gardening. [2]

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References

  1. "Place name detail: Lake Waimimiha". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  2. "Northland Lakes Ecological Status 2010". Northland Regional Council. Retrieved 28 April 2020.