Lake Kohangatera

Lake Kohangatera is one of two lakes in Fitzroy Bay (to the east of Pencarrow Head, on the eastern side of New Zealand's Wellington Harbour). It has an open water area of 17 hectares and is fed by Gollans Stream, which has its headwaters on Mount Lowry, 14 km to the north. The drainage basin area is about 1,700 ha.

Lake Kohangatera
Lake Kohangatera
Lake Kohangatera
Location	Wellington Harbour, North Island
Coordinates	41.3686°S 174.8668°E / -41.3686; 174.8668
Primary inflows	Gollans Stream
Catchment area	17 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	17 ha (42 acres)

The lake's southern end extends close to the sea where it is dammed by the gravel and sand of old earthquake raised beaches. The lake itself is a protected wildlife reserve managed by DOC and no fishing is allowed there. It is also part of the East Harbour regional park (administered by the Wellington Regional Council).^[1] It has both significant historical and biological values; a large colony of black shags can be found on the northern edge of the lake^[2] and there is substantial archaeological evidence of a Māori fishing village existing there in pre-European times.^[3]

References

1. "Greater Wellington - Lighthouse and lakes". Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2007. accessed on 16 March 2007
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) accessed on 16 March 2007
3. "Eastbourne; A history of the eastern bays of Wellington harbour, Ann Beaglehole and Allison Carew, The historical society of Eastbourne inc., 2001