# Brooklands Lagoon, a lake of Christchurch

A named lake in Christchurch, at Brooklands. Also recorded as “Te Riu-o-Te-Aika-Kawa”.

Suburb: [Brooklands](https://www.chch.live/brooklands)

From the air, an aerial view of Brooklands Lagoon: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-brooklands-lagoon (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## Can you swim here

[Spencerville Beach at Surf Club](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/spencerville-beach/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that is ~650 m away, LAWA’s long-term grade for it is low risk.

*A water-quality risk grade, not a live verdict, after heavy rain any spot can turn. LAWA's page is the one to check on the day.*

## The ground under it

- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Riu o Te Aika Kawa
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Brooklands Lagoon
- [Inside a kept landscape, ONC32.0 - Area of Outstanding Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 18 September 2010 · 2.6 km from the pin · 8 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.408712&lon=172.706718&radius=250

## Around it

- [Seafield Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1627-seafield-park), regional park · ~300 m
- [Brooklands Spit](https://www.chch.live/park/1135-brooklands-spit), regional park · ~350 m
- [Ōtukaikino Wetland](https://www.chch.live/lake/otukaikino-wetland), lake · 5.7 km
- [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/lake/bottle-lake), lake · 6.5 km
- [Redwood Dancing Springs](https://www.chch.live/lake/redwood-dancing-springs), lake · 9.2 km
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.chch.live/lake/horseshoe-lake), lake · 10.2 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Brooklands Lagoon?**

A named lake in Christchurch, at [Brooklands](https://www.chch.live/brooklands), as the open map records it.

**What else is Brooklands Lagoon called?**

The map also records “Te Riu-o-Te-Aika-Kawa”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Brooklands Lagoon?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the lake, roughly the water’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named lake, lagoon, wetland or spring inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/lake/brooklands-lagoon
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/lakes.geojson
The waterways: https://www.chch.live/river
The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast