Lake Monowai
Lake Monowai (officially Monowai Lake; Māori: Manokīwai) is a large lake (31 square kilometres or 12 square miles) in the southern part of Fiordland National Park, in New Zealand's South Island, 120 kilometres northwest of Invercargill. At an altitude of 180 metres in a long curved valley, the lake appears on maps shaped like a letter "U". The western part of the lake is set in beautiful mountainous country. It is drained in the northeast by the short Monowai River, which enters the Waiau River eight kilometres to the northeast.
Lake Monowai panorama
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| Location | Southland District, Southland Region, South Island |
| Coordinates | 45°52′S 167°27′E |
| Primary outflows | Monowai River |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Surface area | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
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