Lake Parangi is a small supertrophic (i.e. saturated in phosphorus and nitrogen, with excessive phytoplankton growth after a few weeks of calm, sunny weather),Water Quality Assessment of 17 Waikato Lakes Using Rotifer Community Composition 2008 page 5 dune-dammed lake 3 km north of Kawhia in the Waikato region of New Zealand. In 1937, Lake Parangi was described by the Evening Post as having, "a steep sand-cliff at one end of it and is reputed to be bottomless. Here and there are groves of gnarled pohutukawas, serving as valuable landmarks in the Sahara-like wilderness of the dunes."

Biota Lake Parangi has freshwater mussels, eels, pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus and watermilfoil Myriophyllum triphyllum. Catfish have been introduced and water quality is deteriorating.Waikato Region – Lake Ecosystems 2011 report page 237 Canadian Waterweed has invaded much of the lake.The Condition of 43 Lakes in the Waikato Region Using LakeSPI 2008 at 4.19

External links 1:50,000 map of area

See also List of lakes in New Zealand

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