Abel Lake

Abel Lake
Abel Lake
Location	South Island
Coordinates	43°20′28″S 170°38′18″E / 43.3410°S 170.6383°E / -43.3410; 170.6383
Type	Proglacial lake
Primary inflows	Abel Glacier
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	6.6 hectares (16 acres)
Surface elevation	968 metres (3,176 ft)

Abel Lake was a small lake in the Westland region of the South Island of New Zealand. It was located in the Southern Alps, 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Franz Josef and was fed by the Abel Glacier. A short stream linked the lake with the Perth River. The lake was (as of May 2017) was likely displaced with alluvial / glacial rock or the outlet was lowered by natural erosion or manually by gold prospectors.^[1]