L53717
L53717 is an alpine lake situated in The Remarkables mountain range close to Queenstown. The lake drains to Lake Whākatipu via Wye creek. It is surrounded by rock faces, wetlands and rare alpine flora.
L53753
L53753 is an alpine lake is situated between The Remarkables and Hector mountain ranges close to Queenstown. The lake drains to the Kawarau River via Schoolhouse Creek and the Nevis River.
Lake Alta
Lake Alta is a an alpine lake situated within The Remarkables Mountain Range above lake Whākatipu. The lake is a glacially formed cirque located within the perimeter of The Remarkables ski field area. The path to the lake is a popular hike and the lake is used for Antarctic diving preparation.
L50710
This alpine lake is situated close to Queenstown below Te Kārearea Peak, to the south of The Remarkables Mountain Range. The lake drains to the Kawarau river via the Nevis River.
Lake Hope
Lake Hope is an alpine lake in The Remarkables Mountain Range. The lake drains to Lake Wakatipu via the Wye Creek South Branch.
Lake Chalice
Lake Chalice is a steep sided alpine lake approximately 2km long located in Mount Richmond Forest Park, in the Marlborough Region. It formed approximately 2000 years ago when a huge landslip, possibly caused by a large earthquake, dammed the upper Goulter River. There is no outlet to Lake Chalice so water drains through the landslip […]
Lake McRae
Lake McRae is a small alpine lake located on the Molesworth recreation reserve, nestled within the Inland Kaikoura Ranges in Marlborough. The lake was formed when two very large landslides dammed the valley around the end of the last ice age (15 thousand years ago). The lake has since been accumulating sediments mainly from Goat […]
Hokakura / Lake Sumner
Hokakura (Lake Sumner) is a large, deep lake adjacent to the Lake Sumner Forest Park. Its catchment is mostly forested. Lake Sumner is located on the mainstem of the Hurunui River and due to its large size and connection with the river lake levels can vary by up to 3.5 m during flood events. The […]
Lake Marion
Lake Marion is located in a native forest catchment north of Lake Sumner, in the Hurunui – Waiau Water Management Zone. Despite Lake Marion being a relatively undisturbed natural lake, it often has somewhat high concentrations of nutrients. This may be linked to organic inputs from surrounding forest, as well as water remaining in the […]
Te Ruakanakana / Lake Elterwater
The traditional Māori name for Lake Elterwater is Te Ruakanakana. The lake is situated 35km south east of Blenheim, adjacent to State Highway 1. Low hills to the east separate it from the sea, 5km away. The lake is located in a catchment with low rainfall, dry springs and summers, strong winds and moderate winter […]
Lake Sheppard
Lake Sheppard lies is adjacent to Lake Taylor in the Lake Sumner Conservation area. Lake Sheppard’s catchment is more intensively used for pastoral farming than other lakes in the area. Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
Lake Mason
Lake Mason is situated southwest of Loch Katrine in the Lake Sumner Conservation park. The lake is split in two independent lakes; a deep lake (39 m Lake Mason) and a much shallower second lake (2 m Little Lake Mason). They drain into each other. Lake Mason’s catchment is dominated by mountain beech forest and […]
Waitetemoroiti / Loch Katrine
Waitetemoroiti (Loch Katrine) is a small, glacially formed, high country lake located in Lake Sumner Conservation Park, in the upper Hurunui River catchment (www.lawa.org.nz). The lake drains to Lake Sumner through a wetland and narrow channel. It can separate into two basins at low lake levels. Loch Katrine acts as a boat harbour for both […]
Lake Taylor
Lake Taylor is a high country lake located in the upper Hurunui River catchment (www.lawa.org.nz). It is a medium sized, deep lake near to Lake Sumner. Its catchment is a mix of high and low productivity exotic grassland, native forest and tussock. The lake drains into the Hurunui River downstream of the outlet from Lake […]
Horseshoe Lake (Canterbury)
Horseshoe Lake in the Lewis Pass sits just to the south of the Hope River, close to where it joins the Waiau River. It sits south west of Hamner Springs along State Highway 7.
