Lake Chalice

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Lake Chalice
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Geographical location Marlborough , New Zealand
Tributaries Goulter River
Drain Goulter River → Wairau River
Data
Coordinates 41 ° 34 ′ 13 ″  S , 173 ° 18 ′ 23 ″  E Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′ 13 ″  S , 173 ° 18 ′ 23 ″  E
Lake Chalice (New Zealand)
Lake Chalice
Altitude above sea level 860  m
length 2.1 km
width 420 m
scope 5 km

particularities

caused by landslide

The Lake Chalice is a small lake in Marlborough on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

Nestled in the surrounding mountains up to 1,395  m high, the lake is located in the south-facing part of the Richmond Range at an altitude of 860 m above sea level. In addition to a few smaller tributaries, the lake is fed by the Goulter River, which rises about 2.7 km to the north . At the outflow at the southwest end of the lake, the river continues on its way. The Lake Chalice , which extends in a west-southwest-east-northeast direction, has a length of 2.1 km and comes near its outlet to a width of around 420 m. Its lake circumference is around 5 km.

You can reach the Lake Chalice walk from the west over the Goulter track and from the north via the Te Araroa Trail . The Lake Chalice Hut allows hikers to take a rest or stay overnight near the lake. A 2.6 km long hiking trail has been laid out around the lake.

geology

The lake, which is about 7 km northwest of the Wairau Fault , was probably formed by an earthquake caused by the fault of the Wairau Fault between 1885 and 2145 years ago. The earthquake created a landslide that dammed the Goulter River . Tree trunks that were found on the lake floor allow a corresponding conclusion to be drawn using the radiocarbon method .

Trivia

A winery founded in 1989 in the area west of Blenheim has given itself the name Lake Chalice .

literature

  • Judith Zachariasen, Kelvin Berryman, Robert Langridge, Carol Prentice, Michael Rymer, Mark Stirling & Pilar Villamor : Timing of late Holocene surface rupture of the Wairau Fault, Marlborough, New Zealand . In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics . Vol. 49 , 2006, ISSN  0028-8306 , pp. 159–174 , doi : 10.1080 / 00288306.2006.9515156 (English).

Web links

  • Christopher Cookson : Lake Chalice . Marlborough Online , February 20, 2019, accessed March 28, 2020 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed March 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on March 28, 2020
  3. ↑ Lake Chalice Hut tracks . Department of Conservation , accessed March 28, 2020 .
  4. ^ Timing of late Holocene surface rupture of the Wairau Fault, Marlborough, New Zealand . 2006, p.  171 .
  5. ↑ Lake Chalice . Lake Chalice Wines , accessed March 28, 2020 .