Lake George is a very shallow, semi-sheltered, moderately flushed freshwater coastal lake, situated in the Uruwera Wildlife Reserve. The Lake George/Uruwera Wildlife reserve consists of a mixture of protected lands (the Longwood Mountains and the Owen Conservation Project), pasture and fringing wetlands. Its value as a wildlife reserve is also reflected in the lakes reputation as a local stronghold for giant kokopu. Results of a 2013 broad scale habitat mapping and macrophyte survey indicate that the lake is currently in a “mesotrophic/eutrophic” or moderately enriched condition, with a likely unstable community of aquatic macrophytes (source lawa.co.nz).
