The location, area, dimensions, altitude, direction of major axis and fake type have been listed for all New Zealand lakes with a major dimension of 0.5 km or more. The source of information has been the 1:63,360 Lands and Survey Department NZMS 1 Topographical Series Maps supplemented by the 1:250,000 NZMS 18 Series Sheets where the former were not available. Analyses of the frequency distribution with respect to altitude, area and relative area,for each lake type are presented and discussed. Distributions of area with respect to altitude are tabulated. References comprise a selected bibliography of papers dealing with lake origin, morphology or other physical properties. An index to these by way of lake names is appended. |
