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Lake Ōhau is a lake in the Mackenzie Basin on the South Island of New Zealand. The Hopkins and Dobson rivers fed into the northern end of Lake Ōhau. These rivers have their headwaters in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.
Ōhau is the smallest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo). It covers 60 km 2. Lake Ōhau with tussocks in the foreground. Lake Ohau Alpine Village is located on the western shore of the Lake.
Ohau – jezioro polodowcowe Wyspy Południowej w Nowej Zelandii. Zasilane jest przez rzeki Hopkins River i Dobson River. Obie rzeki mają źródła w Alpach Południowych. Z jeziora wypływa Ohau River.
Ō hau is a small, off-the-beaten-track town that acts as a gateway to Lake Ō hau, numerous walking tracks, the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail and the Ō hau Snow Fields. Found between Ōmarama and Twizel, the drive into Ō hau is spectacular in its own right.
17 gru 2023 · Lake Ōhau is a post-glacial lake in the Hopkins Valley of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island. The Lake is fed by two rivers that flow south from the Main Divide of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. The Dobson River lies between the Ben Ōhau and Naumann Ranges, and the Hopkins River lies between the Nauman and Barrier Ranges.
Lake Ōhau is a glacial lake in Te Manahuna (the Mackenzie Basin), fed by Te Awa Aruhe (Hopkins River) and Ōtaao (Dobson River). The lake’s water quality is very good and the ecological condition is excellent (www.lawa.org.nz). The lake is surrounded by tussock land that suffers from grazing by introduced himalayan thar.
