Hawksbury Lagoon

Nature reserve in New Zealand

Hawksbury Lagoon is situated within the East Otago town of Waikouaiti, on the northern boundary of Dunedin City, New Zealand.^[1]

It is a designated Wildlife Refuge under the Reserves Act 1977, and is administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). It is listed as an ‘Area of significance’ within the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council Plans. It is 51 hectares (130 acres) in size, with a perimeter of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi).^[2] It is regarded as being a regionally significant wetland.^[1]

There is a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) loop walk around the lagoon margins and across causeways.^[3]

Hawksbury Lagoon is described by the Otago Regional Council as "A shallow fresh-brackish water lagoon at the mouth of the river, adjacent to the town of Waikouaiti. [There is little] tidal influence within the lagoon, as a causeway along the channel entrance restricts the entry of seawater."^[1] As at 2014 the lagoon was in a eutrophic state.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawksbury Lagoon". www.orc.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Hawksbury Lagoon Wildlife Refuge, Waikouaiti, New Zealand". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Hawksbury lagoon and beach walk". www.doc.govt.nz.
^ McKewen, Shirley (19 January 2014). "Turning of the tide". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

External links

"Hawksbury Lagoon and Beach walk," www.doc.govt.nz

45°36′20″S 170°40′25″E / 45.60556°S 170.67361°E / -45.60556; 170.67361

Dunedin

Seat: Central Dunedin

Populated places

Central city	Central Dunedin City Rise Dunedin Harbourside Dunedin North The Exchange Fernhill Warehouse Precinct
Urban north	Balmacewen Burkes Dalmore The Gardens Glenleith Leith Valley Liberton Maia Maori Hill Mount Mera Normanby North East Valley Opoho Pine Hill Prospect Park Ravensbourne St Leonards Wakari Woodhaugh
Urban east	Challis The Cove Grants Braes Highcliff Vauxhall Waverley
Urban south	Andersons Bay Corstorphine Forbury Kensington Kew Musselburgh Ocean Grove (Tomahawk) St Clair St Kilda Shiel Hill South Dunedin Southern Endowment Sunshine Tahuna Tainui
Urban west	Abbotsford Balaclava Belleknowes Bradford Brockville Burnside Caversham Calton Hill Concord The Glen Glenross Green Island Halfway Bush Helensburgh Kaikorai Kaikorai Valley Kenmure Littlebourne Little Paisley Lookout Point Maryhill Mornington Roslyn
Surrounds	Allanton Aramoana Berwick Brighton Broad Bay Careys Bay Clarks Junction Company Bay East Taieri Evansdale Fairfield Harington Point Hawksbury Harwood Henley Hindon Hyde Karitane Macandrew Bay Middlemarch Momona Mosgiel Ocean View Otakou Outram Port Chalmers Portobello Pukehiki Pūrākaunui Roseneath Sawyers Bay Seacliff Sutton Tumai Waikouaiti Waitati Waldronville Warrington Whare Flat Wingatui

Geographic features

Dunedin	Bethune's Gully Dalmore Reserve Dunedin Town Belt Flagstaff Kaikorai Stream Lawyers Head Leith Saddle Lindsay Creek Moore's Bush Mount Cargill Otago Harbour Ross Creek Reservoir Signal Hill St Clair and St Kilda Beaches Sullivans Dam Tomahawk Beach Tomahawk Lagoon Water of Leith
Surrounds	Allans Beach Blueskin Bay Bird Island Blackhead Boulder Beach Cape Saunders Careys Creek Deep Stream Dunedin volcanic group volcano Foulden Maar Great Moss Swamp Green Island (Ōkaihae) Hawksbury Lagoon Hoopers Inlet Huriawa Peninsula Island Park Recreation Reserve The Kilmog Lake Tatawai Lammermoor Range Mapoutahi Maungatua Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa Orokonui Ecosanctuary Otago Heads Otago Peninsula Papanui Inlet Pleasant River Quarantine Island Rakiriri Rock and Pillar Range Saddle Hill Sandfly Bay Sandymount The Silverpeaks Silver Stream Smaills Beach Strath Taieri Sutton Salt Lake Swampy Summit Taiaroa Head Taieri Gorge Taieri Plain Taieri River Tunnel Beach Victory Beach Waikouaiti River Waipori River Waitati River Whareakeake White Island

Dunedin