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Green Lake (Southland)

Coordinates: 45°47′45″S 167°23′45″E / 45.79583°S 167.39583°E / -45.79583; 167.39583
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Green Lake
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Location of Green Lake
Location of Green Lake
Green Lake
Coordinates45°47′45″S 167°23′45″E / 45.79583°S 167.39583°E / -45.79583; 167.39583
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Surface area4.7 square kilometres (1.8 sq mi)
Surface elevation822 metres (2,697 ft)

Green Lake is a lake in Hunter Mountains in the Southland Region of New Zealand located to the north of Lake Monowai. The lake has no surface outlets but probably feeds several streams draining to lake Monowai via springs.[1] The lake is a basin in the debris of the Green Lake Landslide, which is the largest known above-sea-level landslide on earth.[2] Steep escarpments on the north and east sides of the lake form the head scarp of the landslide, which has an estimated volume of 27 cubic kilometres (6.5 cu mi).

The New Zealand Department of Conservation maintains a tramping hut on the northern shore, part of the Borland Road / Lake Monowai circuit.[3]

References

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  1. ^ New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet CE07 – Lake Monowai
  2. ^ Graham Hancox and Maurie McSaveney. "Green Lake Landslide". Geological and Nuclear Sciences Institute, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ Green Lake Hut DOC