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Lake Catherine

Depth: 4.5 metres

Area: 18.4 hectares

Altitude: 667 metres

Lake ID: 48456

Main vegetation type:
Low Productivity Grassland

Arthurs Pass

Canterbury
43° 13' 15" S
171° 33' 34" E
Highland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga

Description

Lake Catherine lies due north of Lake Coleridge at an altitude of 670 m. It is a small and shallow, semi alpine lake, surrounded by low-productivity grasslands, with a maximum recorded depth of only 4.5 m (source www.lawa.co.nz).

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