Lake Ellesmere

Lake Ellesmere

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lake_name = Lake Ellesmere
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location = Selwyn District and Christchurch City, Canterbury Region, South Island
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Lake Ellesmere is located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a broad, shallow lake located directly to the west of Banks Peninsula, separated from the Pacific Ocean by a long narrow strip of land called Kaitorete Spit. It lies partially in extreme southeastern Selwyn District and partially in the southwestern extension of the former Banks Peninsula District, which now (since 2006) is a ward in the city of Christchurch.

The lake covers an area of 180 km² (70 mi²), and is the largest lake in the alluvial fan of the Canterbury Plains. The main river that feeds the lake is the Selwyn. The ecosystem of Lake Ellesmere is severely threatened as a result of human activity on the Canterbury plains.

The rarely used Māori name is "Te Waihora", meaning "spreading waters" (compare Lake Waihola). The lake bed was returned to Ngāi Tahu ownership under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.

References

*" [http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/1966/E/EllesmerewaihoraLake/en Ellesmere (Waihora), Lake] ", from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26-Sep-2006
* [http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=44089 Te Waihora Joint Management Plan] , Department of Conservation, December 2005.
* [http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Maps/WardMaps/BanksPeninsula.pdf Map of Banks Peninsula ward, Christchurch]
* [http://www.selwyn.govt.nz/dist_plan/decisions/maps/Rural%20Layout.pdf Map of Selwyn District]

External links

* [http://www.publicaddress.net/assets/img/Southerly/Ellesmere_Swansong.pdf Avenues Magazine] - "Ellesmere Swansong: the end of a lake?"
* [http://www.publicaddress.net/default,3754.sm Public Address] - "The End of Lake Ellesmere"
* [http://www.wet.org.nz/ Waihora Ellesmere Trust] - set up to educate people about Lake Ellesmere


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