Lake Waipori
Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox body of water Lake Waipori is the smaller and shallower of the pair of lakes located in the wetlands to the south west of Dunedin in New Zealand on the Waipori River.<ref name="Waipori/Waihola Wetland Complex">Template:Cite web</ref> The Waipori River is a major tributary of the Taieri River, and these wetlands form the southern edge of the Taieri Plains.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
The lake is inhabited by various waterfowl and wetland birds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is however too shallow and inaccessible (due to being surrounded with wetlands) to allow for recreation other than fishing and duck hunting in season.<ref name="Waipori/Waihola Wetland Complex"/>
It is possible to travel from the Waipori River at Berwick through the lake and through to Lake Waihola in a flat bottomed dinghy or jetboat.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref> The lake is too shallow for other forms of motorboat.<ref name=":0" />
The lake is bordered to the southwest by the Sinclair Wetlands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>