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283:Lake Lyndon NIWA LakeSPI Report Card – April 2010.
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285:http://lakespi.niwa.co.nz/lake/48597
227:Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park
252:One of the proposed routes for the
166:0.88 km (0.34 sq mi)
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1257:Arthur's Pass railway station
1090:Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial
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1272:Springfield railway station
1125:Midland Rail Heritage Trust
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233:flows from the lake to the
214:It is roughly an hour from
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1083:Facilities and attractions
554:Longest New Zealand rivers
218:and is a popular site for
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1024:Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai
191:region of New Zealand's
174:18.3 m (60 ft)
1135:RNZAF Station Te Pirita
1130:R. F. Joyce Observatory
1115:Little River Rail Trail
1110:Hororata Highland Games
1100:Craigieburn Forest Park
524:Coleridge Power Station
534:Highbank Power Station
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195:. It is located near
1167:West Melton Aerodrome
1095:Burnham Military Camp
248:Lake Lyndon in winter
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1214:Darfield High School
1141:Springfield Doughnut
770:Hawkins Sub-Division
605:Waiau Toa / Clarence
362:Administrative areas
1293:Inland Scenic Route
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1120:McHughs Forest Park
997:Geographic features
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838:Castle Hill Village
816:Tawera Sub-Division
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1152:St Joseph's Church
1105:Homebush Homestead
1074:Waianiwaniwa River
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379:Ashburton District
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369:Canterbury Region
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878:Rakaia Gorge
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1277:TranzAlpine
1162:The Station
1054:Lake Lyndon
1039:Kowai River
1019:Castle Hill
938:West Melton
908:Windwhistle
903:Whitecliffs
888:Springfield
873:Lake Lyndon
848:Craigieburn
754:Southbridge
749:Selwyn Huts
675:New Zealand
493:Lake Lyndon
450:Avoca River
440:Lake Stream
410:Rakaia Huts
352:Flows into:
205:Springfield
183:is a small
181:Lake Lyndon
152:New Zealand
109: /
84:Coordinates
57:Lake Lyndon
32:Lake Lyndon
21:Lake Lyndon
1332:Categories
1181:Government
1044:L II River
1014:Cass River
974:Springston
969:Prebbleton
954:Broadfield
893:Waddington
853:Glentunnel
739:Motukarara
623:Rangitaiki
587:Rangitīkei
483:Lake Heron
426:confluence
271:References
229:, and the
189:Canterbury
171:Max. depth
73:Canterbury
984:Templeton
959:Ladbrooks
928:Rolleston
883:Sheffield
802:Kimberley
792:Greendale
782:Courtenay
777:Aylesbury
724:Ellesmere
719:Dunsandel
714:Doyleston
688:Rolleston
575:Whanganui
123:Lake type
979:Tai Tapu
863:Hororata
858:Homebush
843:Coalgate
787:Darfield
629:Manawatū
400:Barrhill
261:Westland
97:171°42′E
69:Location
964:Lincoln
797:Hawkins
734:Leeston
709:Burnham
611:Waitaki
593:Mataura
563:Waikato
345:Source:
257:railway
223:fishing
187:in the
127:Glacial
94:43°18′S
807:Kirwee
744:Selwyn
729:Irwell
581:Taieri
405:Rakaia
203:after
1193:Mayor
933:Izone
823:Avoca
617:Ōreti
415:Dorie
147:Basin
1286:Road
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833:Cass
684:Seat
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