Lake Forsyth
Lake Forsyth is a lake on the south-western side of Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, near the eastern end of the much larger Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Lake Forsyth (Wairewa)”, “Lake Forsyth / Wairewa”, “Little River”, “Mowry Harbour”, and “The River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Okuti River.
Okuti River
River
The Okuti River is a river of Banks Peninsula, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west to meet the Okana River. The combined waters form the Takiritawai River, a short stream which flows into the eastern end of Lake Forsyth 2 kilometres south of the settlement of Little River. Okuti River is situated 3½ km northeast of Lake Forsyth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birdlings Flat and Little River.
Birdlings Flat
Village
Birdlings Flat, originally named Te Mata Hapuku, is a settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, at the eastern end of Kaitorete Spit and the southern end of Lake Forsyth, where the lake discharges to the sea. Birdlings Flat is situated 4½ km southwest of Lake Forsyth.
Little River
Village
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Little River is a town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Little River is situated 4½ km northeast of Lake Forsyth.
Kaituna Valley
Locality
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Kaituna Valley is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Lake Forsyth.
Lake Forsyth
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Forsyth” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Forsyth”
- German: “Lake Forsyth (Wairewa)”
- German: “Lake Forsyth”
- Irish: “Wairewa”
- Maori: “Wairewa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forsythsjøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Forsyth”
- Welsh: “Llyn Forsyth”
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Highlights include Takiritawai River and Magnet Bay Reserve.
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