List of lakes of New Zealand
Rank Name Surface area Region
1 Lake Taupo 616 km ( 238 sq mi ) Waikato
2 Lake Te Anau 344 km ( 133 sq mi ) Southland
3 Lake Wakatipu 291 km ( 112 sq mi ) Otago
4 Lake Wanaka 192 km ( 74 sq mi ) Otago
5= Lake Ellesmere 180 km ( 69 sq mi ) Canterbury
5= Te Whanga Lagoon 180 km ( 69 sq mi ) Chatham Island
7 Lake Pukaki 179 km ( 69 sq mi ) Canterbury
8 Lake Manapouri 142 km ( 55 sq mi ) Southland
9 Lake Hāwea 141 km ( 54 sq mi ) Otago
10 Lake Tekapo 83 km ( 32 sq mi ) Canterbury
11 Lake Rotorua 79 km ( 31 sq mi ) Bay of Plenty
12 Lake Wairarapa 78 km ( 30 sq mi ) Wellington
13 Lake Benmore 75 km ( 29 sq mi ) Canterbury/Otago
14 Lake Hauroko 63 km ( 24 sq mi ) Southland
15 Lake Ohau 63 km ( 24 sq mi ) Canterbury
16 Lake Waikaremoana 54 km ( 21 sq mi ) Hawke 's Bay
17 Lake Coleridge 47 km ( 18 sq mi ) Canterbury
18 Lake Poteriteri 43 km ( 17 sq mi ) Southland
19 Lake Brunner 40 km ( 15 sq mi ) West Coast
20 Lake Tarawera 39 km ( 15 sq mi ) Bay of Plenty
Largest
Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres ( 3.9 sq mi ) [ citation needed ]
This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.). There are: