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Lake George

Depth: 0.8 metres

Area: 90.8 hectares

Altitude: 10 metres

Lake ID: 28543

Main vegetation type:
High Productivity Grassland

Invercargill

Southland
46° 21' 22" S
167° 51' 37" E
Coastal

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Hokonui Rūnanga
    • Te Rūnanga o Awarua
    • Te Rūnanga o Ōraka Aparima
    • Waihōpai Rūnanga

Description

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).

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