Lake Sheppard

Depth:
25 metres
Area:
109 hectares
Lake ID:
13527
Main vegetation type:
High & Low Producing Grassland/ Indigenous Forest
Sumner Regional Park
42° 45' 44" S
172° 15' 4" E
Highland

Iwi / representative groups:

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

Description

Lake Sheppard lies is adjacent to Lake Taylor in the Lake Sumner Conservation area. Lake Sheppard’s catchment is more intensively used for pastoral farming than other lakes in the area.

Main image by David G. Schmale III, Virginia Tech, https://www.schmalelab.spes.vt.edu/

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