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Lake Rotoroa

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Lake Rotoroa

Rotoroa, which means ‘long lake’, is the larger of the two main lakes in Nelson Lakes National Park. It is the source of the Gowan River, which flows into the Buller River, whose source is Lake Rotoiti.

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Carl Walrond, Nelson places – Nelson lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29080/lake-rotoroa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 31 August 2010, updated 22 April 2015.