# Lake Rua, a lake of Christchurch A named lake in Christchurch, at Harewood. Also recorded as “Rua”. Suburb: [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) From the air, an aerial view of Lake Rua: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-lake-rua (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## Can you swim here [Lake Rua Roto Kōhatu Reserve](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/lake-rua-at-roto-kohatu-reserve/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its water, it is monitored but carries no grade. *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 liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Roto Kohatu Lakes - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 September 2010 · 1.0 km from the pin · 9 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.46173&lon=172.576624&radius=250 ## Around it - [Roto Kohatu](https://www.chch.live/park/1612-roto-kohatu), the regional park it’s inside - [Lake Tahi](https://www.chch.live/lake/lake-tahi), lake · ~350 m - [Barnes Reserve Pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/barnes-reserve-pond), lake · 3.0 km - [Redwood Dancing Springs](https://www.chch.live/lake/redwood-dancing-springs), lake · 3.8 km - [Ōtukaikino Wetland](https://www.chch.live/lake/otukaikino-wetland), lake · 6.3 km ## The reports nearby 108 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9017349), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8935475), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8714694), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8205536), [54 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/54-greywacke-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8189408), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8070093), [54 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/54-greywacke-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7537912), Extension of Greywacke Rd., Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7502282), Extension of Greywacke Rd., Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7468135), [54 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/54-greywacke-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7437683), Extension of Greywacke Rd., Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7343807), [54 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/54-greywacke-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7239170), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Lake Rua?** A named lake in Christchurch, at [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood), as the open map records it. **What else is Lake Rua called?** The map also records “Rua”, the page answers to all of them. **Where exactly is Lake Rua?** 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. --- 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/lake-rua 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