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Lake Waihola Holiday Park
Location 40 km south of Dunedin on state highway 1
Closest town south. Milton 14 km
" " north. Mosgiel 28 km
Only 20 kms to turn off to central otago [Alexandra, Wananka, Queenstown]
14 kms to Dunedin International airport.
Attractions
Waihola has several restaurants, a fish and chip shop,Dairy/post shop, Hotel, Garage for Petrol and repairs,
Hall hire. Yacht club.
Yearly attractions, Car hill climbs, Rowing regatta.
The lake offers excellent fishing [perch and trout] And is a boaties haven with a sheltered marina and wide boat launching ramp. Jet and Water ski area Boating and sailing, Canoe hire [from park office] excellent swimming with a pontoon and 2 water slides. Permanent picnic tables and seats dotted around the lake edge beneath weeping willows ,2 playing parks for the children and also a bmx track
Short lakeside walks. For the more enthausiastic a Millienium walk can be experienced from the old Henley hotel around 6 klms from the park to Taieri Mouth where one will find a delightful little fishing village where fresh fish can be purchased from the wharf [ flounder and the like.] Also the village can be reached by road from Waihola township.
The Sinclair wetlands bird sanctory can be reached by car around 10 klms west.
Lake Waihola
Coordinates 46°01'S 170°06'ECoordinates: 46°01'S 170°06'E
Primary outflows Waipori River
Basin countries New Zealand
Surface area 9 km²
Looking north towards Maungatua Lake Waihola is a tidal freshwater lake located 15 km north of Milton in Otago, on New Zealand's South Island. Its area is some 9 square kilometres, with a maximum length of 6 kilometres. It is the larger of a pair of lakes - the other being Lake Waipori - which lie in a small area of low hills between the Taieri and Tokomairiro Plains. Waihola is drained by the Waipori River, a tributary of the Taieri. Both lakes are very shallow and surrounded by wetlands, including the internationally renowned and protected Sinclair Wetlands which are the home to many species of wading birds. This shallowness is reflected in the name Waihola, the southern Maori form of the word waihora, which means "spreading waters".
Lake Waihola is a popular day trip for holidaymakers from Dunedin, 40km to the north. The small township of Waihola (population 500 - 600), nestled against the lake's eastern edge, has facilities for fishing, yachting, and waterskiing, and the lake is an important rowing venue.
Lake Waihola was used in the Central Otago goldrush. Ships used to travel up the Taieri River and across to the southern side of the lake where prospectors would traverse the hills and on to Gabriel's Gully .
Lake Waihola has attracted international interest due to the ecosystems based in a shallow freshwater tidal system. Since 2000, Danish scientists have been conducting annual studies of the lake. Waihola is reputedly the home to a species of otter, but no verified sightings have ever confirmed the animal's existence.
Owners John Davidson and Ellen Riley.: Resident host Mary Jo Nardone.
Ph 03-4178908
Lake Waihola Holiday Park
10 Waihola Place
RD1 Outram
Otago 9073
Phone +0064 3 4178908
Fax +0064 3 4178973
email enquiries@holidayparknz.co.nz
