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Lying in a steep-sided mountain valley, Poteriteri runs roughly north–south for a distance of 28 kilometres (17 mi) with an average width of under 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). It covers an area of 43 square kilometres (17 sq mi). The outflow of
Poteriteri is the Waitutu River, a short 8
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word may mean 'to drift forwards and backwards', with another theory that the spelling of the lake should be
Poutiritiri, which would translate as a 'post on which offerings are hung'. A third theory is that the spelling should be Poeteretere, in which case it would mean 'dripping wet'.
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309:(2010). Peter Dowling (ed.).
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282:Lakes of New Zealand
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1161:Wilmot River
1146:Wapiti River
1141:Walker River
1116:Tūtoko River
1106:Thurso River
1101:Talbot River
1076:Rooney River
1041:Newton River
961:George River
891:Castle River
866:Awarua River
861:Arthur River
840:Mount Tūtoko
677:Lake Te Anau
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657:Mirror Lakes
632:Lake Hauroko
566:Great Island
511:Bauza Island
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209:Water volume
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1375:Aurora Cave
1320:Dusky Track
1231:Settlements
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1176:Wolff River
1121:Waiau River
1026:Misty River
1016:Lyvia River
1011:Light River
1006:Kaipo River
991:Irene River
976:Grebe River
936:Edith River
921:Donne River
876:Bowen River
815:Mount Grono
647:Lake Marian
617:Lake Fergus
576:Long Island
551:Coal Island
475:Martins Bay
307:Reed, A. W.
239:New Zealand
185:Max. length
175:New Zealand
129: /
117:167°06′50″E
104:Coordinates
1521:Categories
1262:Structures
1248:Port Craig
1185:Waterfalls
1091:Spey River
1086:Shag River
1061:Pyke River
1056:Pitt River
1036:Namu River
1021:Mike River
1001:Juno River
971:Gray River
926:Doon River
916:Dark River
911:Coal River
805:Mitre Peak
672:Lake Quill
637:Lake Innes
627:Green Lake
612:Lake Alice
449:Dagg Sound
293:References
114:46°01′12″S
31:Potiritiri
1474:Fiordland
1420:West Cape
1238:Manapouri
1066:Rea River
871:Big River
856:Aan River
798:Mountains
622:Lake Gunn
531:Brig Rock
382:Deep Cove
362:Fiordland
247:Tuatapere
89:Fiordland
516:Bay Rock
276:See also
85:Location
1253:Te Anau
494:Islands
470:Big Bay
849:Rivers
370:Fiords
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600:Lakes
262:Māori
231:lakes
169:Basin
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