Lake Waitamoumou
Lake Waitamoumou | |
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seepage | |
Catchment area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Surface area | 2.38 ha (5.9 acres) |
Surface elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Lake Waitamoumou is a small dune-dammed lake a kilometre north of Raglan in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
Geology
Brown
Biota
It seems no detailed survey has been done of the lake. As cattle often walk in the lake, it is likely to be polluted. In the 1970s the dunes between the lake and the harbour were sown with tree lupin (
History
The county history[7] says, "On the 25th of May 1850, the chief of the Ngāti Mahuta hapu concerned, ceded to the Crown, the land known as Te Horea. . . In 1874 the whole of Te Ākau, with the exception of certain native reserves, was leased to John Studholme, of Canterbury, for a term of 30 years. Soon the smoke from extensive fires marked further Pakeha inroads into the native forests of the island." His 90,000 acre lease lasted until the early 1890s, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company took it on. It was known as Darrow's Station when he was manager, but the Liberal land reforms[8] resulted in the break up of Te Akau Station in 1911, after which much more of the native forest was felled and burnt.[9]
See also
References
- ^ NZ Dept of Scientific & Industrial Research – Geology of Ironsand Resources of NZ, David Kear, 1979
- ISBN 0-478-08837-X
- ^ "Exhibitions – Raglan & District Museum". Raglanmuseum.co.nz. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Stuff.co opening of Raglan Museum exhibition
- ^ Te Ara encyclopedia - Early Māori trade
- ^ "NZAA Site Viewer". Nzaa.eaglegis.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ISBN 9780868640020. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Liberal Land Policy for Closer Settlement, 1891–1911 – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ISBN 0864700148, 9780864700148
External links
- 1:50,000 map - http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz53383/Lake-Waitamoumou/Waikato
- 1910 photos of the lake - http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23018283 and http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22854107