Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand’s South Island.
Why is Lake Pukaki so blue? The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour, the extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers. Lake Pukaki covers an area of 178.7 km², and the surface elevation of the lake normally ranges from 518.2 to 532 metres above sea level.
🚘The scenic drive from Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki is approximately 49 km (30 mi) in length. Driving at about 100 km/h (62 mph), it would take approximately 25 to 35 minutes to drive from Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki.
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