Horseshoe Lake (Canterbury)

Depth:
10 metres
Area:
4 hectares
Lake ID:
13489
Main vegetation type:
Low Producing Grassland
Lewis Pass
42° 35' 52" S
172° 31' 19" E
Highland

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga
    • Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura

Description

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.

Image – David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/
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