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has a visibility of approximately 80 metres (260 ft). Scientists attribute the lake water's clarity to its passage underground from Lake
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In August 2014, the official name for Blue Lake was altered to
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The lake has extremely clear water, and is the clearest natural body of fresh water yet reported. A 2011 study found its
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544:. Land Information New Zealand. August 2014. Archived from
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Blue Lake is most often reached as a side trip from the
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1375:Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock
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491:"Nelson's Blue Lake clearest"
332:and another to the West, via
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1824:Lakes of the Tasman District
522:. Department of Conservation
234:1,180 m (3,870 ft)
1680:Tonga Island Marine Reserve
1563:Gowanbridge railway station
1553:Brightwater railway station
1486:Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake
1295:Motuareronui / Adele Island
1154:Dun Mountain-Maitai Terrane
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241:Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake
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1834:Nelson Lakes National Park
1618:Nelson Lakes National Park
1519:Facilities and attractions
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1448:Nelson Lakes National Park
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595:Nelson Lakes National Park
411:Limnology and Oceanography
348:Blue Lake lies within the
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1526:Abel Tasman National Park
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1471:Maniniaro / Angelus Peak
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615:Maniniaro / Angelus Peak
192:2.45 ha (6.1 acres)
129:42.058500°S 172.657111°E
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1633:Pupu Hydro Power Scheme
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1793:Motueka High School
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548:on 21 November 2015
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1757:New Zealand Energy
1558:Cobb Power Station
1501:Saint Arnaud Range
1189:Golden Bay / Mohua
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636:Saint Arnaud Range
497:. 20 December 2011
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1461:Lake Rotoiti
1418:Mount Arthur
1380:Waimea Inlet
1335:Wainui River
1320:Tonga Island
1310:Tata Islands
1275:Awaroa River
1232:Tata Islands
1222:Rawhiti Cave
1202:Druggans Dam
1174:Tākaka River
1169:Ngārua Caves
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1531:Coast Track
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1365:Best Island
1360:Bell Island
1315:Tinline Bay
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1285:Falls River
1280:Ballon Rock
1227:Tākaka Hill
1159:Hope Saddle
1144:Brown River
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860:East Tākaka
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749:Settlements
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441:Google Maps
437:"Blue Lake"
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267:Description
253:New Zealand
243:is a small
180:New Zealand
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117:42°3′30.6″S
107:Coordinates
1818:Categories
1719:Government
1613:Mussel Inn
1428:Mount Owen
1352:Tasman Bay
1242:Wainui Bay
935:Tata Beach
552:27 October
383:References
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1057:Woodstock
1052:Wakefield
1032:Ngātīmoti
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1685:Tophouse
1541:Monument
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1088:Richmond
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1037:Ruby Bay
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360:'s 2010
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