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Lake Gault

Depth: 14.5 metres

Area: 31.8 hectares

Altitude: 333 metres

Lake ID: 45686

Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest

Franz Josef

West Coast
43° 25' 49" S
169° 59' 5" E
Lowland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio

Description

Perched above the renowned Lake Matheson/Te Ara Kairaumati, Lake Gault is a lowland lake surrounded by native vegetation. It is also recently home to New Zealand’s rarest kiwi, the rowi.

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