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Lake Karapiro is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River, south-east of the city of Hamilton in New Zealand's North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by damming the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapiro hydroelectric power station.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.Rowing venueThe lake, regarded as one of New Zealand's best rowing venues, hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1978 and 2010, as well as the rowing events for the 1950 British Empire Games. Lake Karapiro alternates with the South Island's Lake Ruataniwha in hosting the New Zealand national rowing championships and the New Zealand secondary school rowing championships (Maadi Cup). Rowers who train on the lake mostly live in nearby Cambridge.An International Rowing Federation inspection panel visited Lake Karapiro in March 2006 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.

Address: Cambridge (Nouvelle-Zélande) 3494
Phone: 078279275
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State: Cambridge
Zip Code: 3494



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what awesome day at lake karapiro waka ama 2021 lake karapiro very nice place to visit geat for BBQ,Swiming,boating,Camping,just great place for the family.
Quiet around this time of the year
Very fishy at the dam otherwise nice peace of river
Nice spot to have a rest and walk when driving past, NOT Dog Friendly, so thats a BIG Negative for me.
Just drove by..good stop for a picnic,and dog walk
Good place to spend time with families and friends and love the location and best place to shoot pictures.
Lake karapiro is an amazing destination it has so much to see and do lots of activities clean water amazing views lots of sights and sounds family friendly great place to bring your boat for jet skiing the water is very calm highly recommended that you visit this destination there is also a cafe and bathroom.
Good place to have a quick stroll while enjoying beautiful lake views a few minutes drive from Hamilton or Cambridge. Toilets are available and there's plenty of parking space.
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