Lake Te Paritu | |
---|---|
Black Lake | |
Caldera of the Mayor Island (New Zealand) in 1986 | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 37°17′29″S 176°16′3″E / 37.29139°S 176.2675°E |
Basin countries | New Zealand |
Surface area | 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres) |
Lake Te Paritu, also known as Black Lake, is one of two small crater lakes on Mayor Island / Tuhua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It is connected to the larger Lake Aroarotamahine or Green Lake by a wetland, but there is no surface outlet to the sea as both lakes are in a depression.[1]
The lake has a black colour due to fine sediment. According to Māori legend, the black is the blood of Tuhua (obsidian) which fought a battle with Pounamu (greenstone) who, defeated, fled to the South Island.[2]
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake Te Paritu.
Read more |