Lake Tekapo
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Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. It covers an area of 83 km2 (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level.
Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo in the twilight
Motuariki island, Lake Tekapo
Diagram of the completed hydro scheme
Mackenzie Basin
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The Mackenzie Basin, popularly and traditionally known as the Mackenzie Country, is an elliptical intermontane basin located in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts, near the centre of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest such basin in New Zealand. Historically famous mainly for sheep farming, the sparsely populated area is now also a popular tourism destination.
The Mackenzie Country's typical autumn colouration
The Southern Alps form the northern and western boundaries of the basin.
The Ben Ohau Range from the eastern shore of Tekapo B hydrogenerator station headgate pond
Aoraki / Mount Cook from the southern shore of Lake Pukaki