# Lake Tahi, a lake of Christchurch A named lake in Christchurch, at Harewood. Also recorded as “Tahi”. Suburb: [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) From the air, an aerial view of Lake Tahi: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-lake-tahi (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 is ~300 m away, 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 · ~800 m from the pin · 9 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.464493&lon=172.574115&radius=250 ## Around it - [Roto Kohatu](https://www.chch.live/park/1612-roto-kohatu), the regional park it’s inside - [Lake Rua](https://www.chch.live/lake/lake-rua), lake · ~350 m - [Barnes Reserve Pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/barnes-reserve-pond), lake · 3.1 km - [Redwood Dancing Springs](https://www.chch.live/lake/redwood-dancing-springs), lake · 4.0 km - [Ōtukaikino Wetland](https://www.chch.live/lake/otukaikino-wetland), lake · 6.7 km ## The reports nearby 47 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9075975), Roto Kohatu Reserve 1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9074466), Roto Kohatu Reserve 1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8269388), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7112270), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7073820), [1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/1-outlook-place) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6954775), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6371706), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6332766), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6233871), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/5980931), [64 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/64-greywacke-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/5449713), [64 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/64-greywacke-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/5418269), [64 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/64-greywacke-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Lake Tahi?** A named lake in Christchurch, at [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood), as the open map records it. **What else is Lake Tahi called?** The map also records “Tahi”, the page answers to all of them. **Where exactly is Lake Tahi?** 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-tahi 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