Lake Hood

This article is about a lake in New Zealand. For the lake in Anchorage, Alaska, see Lake Hood Seaplane Base.

Lake Hood
Location	Canterbury, South Island
Coordinates	43.9678°S 171.7716°E / -43.9678; 171.7716
Lake type	artificial lake
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	2.3 km
Max. width	1 km
Surface area	80 ha

Lake Hood is a man-made recreational lake, located 6 km south-east of Tinwald in the locality of Huntingdon, Canterbury, New Zealand. It was opened in 2001 by Right Honourable Jenny Shipley M.P. It is 2.3 km long by 1 km wide and is more than 80 hectares in area. It features an 8 lane rowing course and separate water skiing and jet skiing areas.

A substantial housing subdivision, serving as a satellite suburb of Ashburton has been built surrounding the lake.

External links

• "The Lake". http://www.lakehood.co.nz/the_lake.html. Retrieved 2007-02-07.