Kangaroo Lake is part of a network of fluvio-glacial lakes. It is a Westland beech forest lake with a wide swampy margin which provides good feeding and breeding habitat for a variety of wetland birds. It is fed by eight surface streams, but there is no apparent surface outflow.
Kangaroo Lake
Depth:
9.5 metres
Area:
125.5 hectares
Lake ID:
5015
Main vegetation type:
Indigenous Forest
Moana
42° 36' 33" S
171° 32' 56" E
Lowland
Iwi / representative groups:
- Ngāi Tahu
- Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio
- Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae
