Lake Rotoiti is lake in the Tasman Region of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It is a substantial mountain lake

Lake

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 within the borders of the Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand.It was formed in 1956 and covers some 1,020 km². It is centered at two large lakes, Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The park also includes surrounding valleys and mountain ranges...

. The lake is fed by the Travers River

Travers River

The Travers River is in the South Island of New Zealand.It lies within the borders of the Nelson Lakes National Park. The valley through which the river flows is popular with trampers and is part of the Travers-Sabine tramping circuit, which follows a major portion of the river, starting from Kerr...

, water from it flows into the Buller River

Buller River

The Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for 170 kilometres from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport...

. The greatest depth is 82 metres and it is surrounded by beech

Beech

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 forest. Saint Arnaud

Saint Arnaud, New Zealand

Saint Arnaud is a small alpine village located in the north of New Zealand's South Island, west of the mountains of the Saint Arnaud Range and 90 kilometres southwest of Nelson near the historic Tophouse Settlement...

 is a small community at the northern end of the lake.

Tramping

Tramp

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 tracks circle the lake, including the Lakehead track on the east side and the Lakeside track on the west side of the lake. There is also a water taxi service that travels the length of the lake to ferry trampers to and from the Coldwater and Lakehead huts at the head of the lake. The lake is also a popular place for waterskiing and is adjacent to Mt Robert, which hosted a small club-owned skifield, until it was removed by DOC

New Zealand Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation , commonly known by its acronym, "DOC", is the state sector organisation which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage...

 in 2005.

The lake has introduced trout which attract recreational fishermen.