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Today's StoryLocal Story🔵Worth Knowing
Lake Wakatipu has its own heartbeat
Lake Wakatipu rises and falls in a gentle, rhythmic pulse roughly every 25 to 27 minutes, a natural phenomenon called a seiche, caused by wind and atmospheric pressure rather than tides. Māori legend explains it as the beating heart of a sleeping giant, Matau, curled beneath the lake.
📊 Key Figures
- , Seiche cycle: lake rises and falls approximately every 25-27 minutes
- , Lake depth: plunges to over 380 metres in parts of the basin
- , Cause: driven by wind and atmospheric pressure, not tidal forces, since the lake is landlocked
- , Māori legend: attributes the movement to the 'heartbeat' of the sleeping giant Matau
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