Lake Hood

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lake_name = Lake Hood
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location = Canterbury, South Island
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type = artificial lake
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length = 2.3 km
width = 1 km
area = 80 ha
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Lake Hood is a man-made recreational lake, located 6 km south-east of Tinwald in the locality of Huntingdon, Canterbury, New Zealand. It was opened in 2001 by Right Honourable Jenny Shipley M.P. It is 2.3 km long by 1 km wide and is more than 80 hectares in area. It features an 8 lane rowing course and separate water skiing and jet skiing areas.

A substantial housing subdivision, serving as a satellite suburb of Ashburton has been built surrounding the lake.

*cite web
url=http://www.lakehood.co.nz/the_lake.html
title=The Lake
accessdate = 2007-02-07