South Island
Otago
Central Otago District

Blue Lake

Blue Lake is a small adjacent to the town of Saint Bathans in , . The lake is , the result of sluicing operations that began in 1873 when John Ewing formed the St.Bathans Channel Company, to mine the Kildare Hill Gold Claim in St Bathans.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Bathans and Cambrians.

Hamlet
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
, formerly named Dunstan Creek, is a former gold and coal mining town in , New Zealand. The settlement was a centre of the Otago gold rush, but mining has since long ceased.

Hamlet
, or Cambrian, formerly known as Dunstan Creek and Welshman's Gully, is a small rural settlement in the Manuherikia Valley, , New Zealand.

Blue Lake

Latitude
-44.86664° or 44° 51′ 60″ south
Longitude
169.80917° or 169° 48′ 33″ east
Elevation
761 metres (2,497 feet)
Open location code
4V7F4RM5+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218842351
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6209710
Wiki­data ID
Q4929323
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“Blue Lake” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Patrick’s Church and Saint Bathans Post Office.

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