Lake Hood

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 the Right Honourable Jenny Shipley. It is 2.3 km long by 1 km wide and is more than 80 hectares (0.80 km²) in area. It features an eight lane rowing course and separate waterskiing and jet skiing areas, and is home to Water Ski Lake Hood.[1] It is increasing in popularity for rowing, as it is not as susceptible to wind as the main South Island rowing venue, Lake Ruataniwha.[2]

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

Lake Hood
Lake Hood in 2012
Location	Canterbury, South Island
Coordinates	43.9678°S 171.7716°E / -43.9678; 171.7716
Type	artificial lake
Basin countries	New Zealand
Max. length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	80 hectares (0.80 km^2)

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

References

1. "Water skiers set for big contests". Ashburton Guardian. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
2. "Lake Hood overrun with college rowing crews". Ashburton Guardian. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

External links

• "The Lake". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
• "Experience Mid Canterbury - Lake Hood". Retrieved 2012-04-16.