List of lakes of New Zealand

A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.).

There are: Lakes with a surface area of more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) Maximum depth and average depth in metres: These six lakes are all situated on the South Island.

Many of the lakes in the Auckland Region are man made reservoirs, constructed in the hilly catchment areas of the Waitakere and Hunua ranges in order to provide a water supply for the Auckland urban area.

The island chain is dominated by Te Whanga Lagoon, which occupies the centre of the main island and accounts for one sixth of the surface area of the archipelago.

The following lakes are located in Ross Dependency, New Zealand's claim in Antarctica.