| Lake Coleridge | |
|---|---|
| Whakamatau (Māori)[1]: 62, 64 | |
.jpg) Lake Coleridge looking north-west from the southern end. | |
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  Lake Coleridge | |
| Location | Selwyn District, Canterbury region, South Island |
| Coordinates | 43°17′S 171°30′E / 43.283°S 171.500°E |
| Primary inflows | Harper, Wilberforce, Acheron |
| Primary outflows | Rakaia River (via Coleridge Power Station) |
| Basin countries | New Zealand |
| Max. length | 11 km (6.8 mi)[2] |
| Max. width | 4.8 km (3.0 mi)[2] |
| Surface area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi)[2] |
| Max. depth | 200 m (660 ft)[2] |
Lake Coleridge (Māori: Whakamatau) is in inland Canterbury, New Zealand's South Island. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Methven, and has a surface area of 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi). The lake is situated in an over-deepened valley formed by a glacier[1]: 16 over 20,000 years ago in the Pleistocene era. It currently has no natural outflows. There is a small settlement at the lake.[3]
- ^ a b Britten, Rosemary (2000). Lake Coleridge: The Power, the People, the Land. Christchurch, New Zealand: Hazard Press. pp. 382 pages. ISBN 1877161888.
- ^ a b c d Suggate, Richard (1966). "COLERIDGE, LAKE". In McLintock, A. H. (ed.). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Lake Coleridge". Selwyn District. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2017.