HIGH LEVEL OF LAKE
One result of the recent heavy rains in the Urewera and Hawke's Bay districts is the unusually high level of Lake Waikaremoana, which has risen over 6ft. in the past two weeks. This is the highest the lake has been since is rose 15ft. some 25 years ago. Lako Waikaremoana is 2000 ft. above sea level and, as it is 21 square miles in area, some indication can he gained of the tremendous rainfall necessary to raise the level to such an extent. Only* the density of the bush surrounding it has prevented more serious slips on the steep bluffs that overhang the lake.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23033, 10 May 1938, Page 10
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108HIGH LEVEL OF LAKE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23033, 10 May 1938, Page 10
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