Lake McRae

Depth:
42 metres
Area:
67 hectares
Lake ID:
13630
Main vegetation type:
Tussock
Molesworth
42° 11' 1" S
173° 19' 48" E
Alpine

Iwi / representative groups:

  • Ngāi Tahu
    • Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura

Description

Lake McRae is a small alpine lake located on the Molesworth recreation reserve, nestled within the Inland Kaikoura Ranges in Marlborough. The lake was formed when two very large landslides dammed the valley around the end of the last ice age (15 thousand years ago). The lake has since been accumulating sediments mainly from Goat Valley Stream (www.eqc.govt.nz).

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Sediment Core