Lake Karapiro
| Lake Karapiro | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Island |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Waikato River |
| Primary outflows | Waikato River |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
Lake Karapiro is one of several artificial lakes formed as part of a hydroelectricity scheme on the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 35 kilometres southeast of Hamilton, close to the town of Cambridge.
The lake is regarded as one of New Zealand's best rowing venues and hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1978. New Zealand has been granted hosting rights for the 2010 championships, to be hosted at Karapiro.
"A Fisa inspection panel had visited Lake Karapiro venue in March and said in its report that it was one of the fairest courses in the world they had seen and that the lake was one of the most picturesque in the world."[1]
Etymology
'Kara' means stone, 'piro' means evil-smelling. According to legend, Karapiro was the stronghold of the chief O-Te-Ihingarangi, and was where the Ngati Haua and their Tauranga allies made a defensive pact during the land wars of 1864.[2]
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