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On this journey, the explorers found what they called the Homer Saddle on 27 January. Homer suggested that a tunnel through the saddle would provide access to the
Milford area. The Eglington Valley Road past Lake Fergus, now known as SH94, was completed in 1935, giving easy access to the lake for the
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first time. The Homer Tunnel opened to traffic in 1953, giving visitors reason to drive past Lake Fergus.
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This lake was seen and named on
January 4th, 1889, 'Lake Fergus', by W. H. Homer and G. Barber.
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The first
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This article is about the lake in New
Zealand. For the lake in Scotland, see
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is named) and George Barber explored the area in search of a route from
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234:(SH94; the Milford Sound Road). The lake is within the boundary of the
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Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
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at the time, and left the following inscription in a log:
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282:. They saw the lake on 4 January, named it after
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242:flows through the lake, and it drains into
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1548:New Zealand American Fiordland Expedition
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354:. New Zealand Travel Tips. Archived from
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1815:Other features (upstream to downstream)
16:Lake in the South Island of New Zealand
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262:. William H. Homer (after whom the
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1517:Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site
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830:Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula)
754:Lake McKerrow / Whakatipu Waitai
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825:Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)
378:"On the Road to Milford Sound"
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845:Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)
556:Rakituma / Preservation Inlet
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173:2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi)
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1543:Fiordland Islands programme
840:Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)
835:Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut)
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1862:Longest New Zealand rivers
1536:Programmes and expeditions
820:Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
815:Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)
274:in 1889, setting off from
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181:330 metres (1,080 ft)
160:Eglinton River West Branch
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1963:Fiordland National Park
1842:Manapouri Power Station
1822:Fiordland National Park
1487:Fiordland National Park
1376:Manapouri Power Station
278:and travelling via the
236:Fiordland National Park
212:Fiordland National Park
96:Fiordland National Park
810:Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)
479:Doubtful Sound / Patea
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125:44.84500°S 168.11111°E
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1386:Monowai Power Station
1381:Milford Sound Airport
526:Tamatea / Dusky Sound
511:Taiari / Chalky Inlet
496:Hinenui / Nancy Sound
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246:located south of it.
222:A small lake between
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1616:Administrative areas
288:Member of Parliament
130:-44.84500; 168.11111
1098:John o'Groats River
886:Murchison Mountains
805:Kahukura (Gold Arm)
491:Hāwea / Bligh Sound
292:Wakatipu electorate
121: /
51:Lake Fergus in 2011
1958:Lakes of Fiordland
1396:Port Craig tramway
1258:Wild Natives River
1233:Wairaurāhiri River
871:Humboldt Mountains
866:Franklin Mountains
800:Hawea (Clio Rocks)
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688:Resolution Island
383:Otago Daily Times
280:Greenstone Valley
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1432:Hump Ridge Track
1324:Sutherland Falls
1319:Lady Alice Falls
1253:Whitewater River
1198:Stillwater River
1033:Dry Awarua River
932:Mount Richardson
881:Kepler Mountains
876:Hunter Mountains
861:Darran Mountains
693:Secretary Island
663:Elizabeth Island
623:Belle Vue Island
536:Sutherland Sound
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1238:Waitutu River
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1228:Waikōau River
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1213:Transit River
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1153:Pandora River
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1148:Olivine River
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1133:Monowai River
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1008:Clinton River
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1750:Lake Te Anau
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1724:Orauea River
1689:Wapiti River
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1602:Lake Te Anau
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1482:Awarua Point
1437:Kepler Track
1391:Milford Road
1371:Homer Tunnel
1309:Helena Falls
1299:Browne Falls
1268:Wilson River
1263:Wilmot River
1248:Wapiti River
1243:Walker River
1218:Tūtoko River
1208:Thurso River
1203:Talbot River
1178:Rooney River
1143:Newton River
1063:George River
993:Castle River
968:Awarua River
963:Arthur River
942:Mount Tūtoko
779:Lake Te Anau
764:Lake Monowai
759:Mirror Lakes
734:Lake Hauroko
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668:Great Island
613:Bauza Island
608:Arran Island
541:George Sound
419:. Retrieved
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388:. Retrieved
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224:Lake Te Anau
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208:South Island
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186:Surface area
144:named after
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1801:Rona Island
1791:Erin Island
1740:Lake Fergus
1714:Grebe River
1606:Flows into:
1590:Waiau River
1527:Wilmot Pass
1477:Aurora Cave
1422:Dusky Track
1333:Settlements
1294:Bowen Falls
1278:Wolff River
1223:Waiau River
1128:Misty River
1118:Lyvia River
1113:Light River
1108:Kaipo River
1093:Irene River
1078:Grebe River
1038:Edith River
1023:Donne River
978:Bowen River
917:Mount Grono
749:Lake Marian
719:Lake Fergus
678:Long Island
653:Coal Island
577:Martins Bay
362:2 September
336:2 September
204:Lake Fergus
170:Max. length
128: /
103:Coordinates
80:Lake Fergus
31:Lake Fergus
21:Loch Fergus
1952:Categories
1931:Rangitaiki
1895:Rangitīkei
1709:Spey River
1694:Doon River
1665:confluence
1364:Structures
1350:Port Craig
1287:Waterfalls
1193:Spey River
1188:Shag River
1163:Pyke River
1158:Pitt River
1138:Namu River
1123:Mike River
1103:Juno River
1073:Gray River
1028:Doon River
1018:Dark River
1013:Coal River
907:Mitre Peak
774:Lake Quill
739:Lake Innes
729:Green Lake
714:Lake Alice
551:Dagg Sound
307:References
256:runholders
178:Max. width
116:168°6′40″E
113:44°50′42″S
1883:Whanganui
1745:Lake Gunn
1654:Tuatapere
1644:Manapouri
1522:West Cape
1340:Manapouri
1168:Rea River
973:Big River
958:Aan River
900:Mountains
724:Lake Gunn
633:Brig Rock
484:Deep Cove
464:Fiordland
276:Glenorchy
260:Southland
244:Lake Gunn
218:Geography
141:Etymology
1937:Manawatū
618:Bay Rock
417:. Te Ara
332:. Te Ara
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92:Location
1919:Waitaki
1901:Mataura
1871:Waikato
1649:Clifden
1639:Te Anau
1599:Source:
1355:Te Anau
596:Islands
572:Big Bay
421:18 June
390:18 June
250:History
1889:Taieri
951:Rivers
472:Fiords
286:, the
38:Pupapa
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1907:Waiau
702:Lakes
258:from
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