Lakes

• Environmental Indicators • Related Indicators

Our region's lakes vary from Lake Taupo, which has very high water quality, to many of our smaller lakes, which have been altered or even drained completely.

Find out about our region's lakes in these indicators. Check out related indicators of factors affecting our lakes.

Link to condition of aquatic plant communities in lakes.

Environmental indicators

Lake Taupo's water quality		Nutrient enrichment of shallow lakes

Peat lake water levels	Condition of aquatic plant communities in lakes

Related indicators

Nitrogen losses from land			Land use

People's environmental concerns			River water quality for contact recreation

Coastal water quality for contact recreation

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