Lake Brunner wetlands
Lake Brunner is the largest lake in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand, covering an area of 40 km². The lake's outflow is the Arnold River, a tributary of the Grey River. The lake is an internationally famed trout fishery and an important conservation resource with its extensive forests, wetlands and many tributary rivers and streams. The New Zealand freshwater mussel (Hyridella menziesi) is found in the is abundant and the Maori name for the lake, Kotuku Whakaoho", means 'sea of herons'. The present name commemorates Thomas Brunner who, in 1848, became the first European to see the lake during his epic 550 day exploration of the region with Kehu and other Maori guides.
Lake Brunner wetlands
Lake Brunner is the largest lake in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand, covering an area of 40 km². The lake's outflow is the Arnold River, a tributary of the Grey River. The lake is an internationally famed trout fishery and an important conservation resource with its extensive forests, wetlands and many tributary rivers and streams. The New Zealand freshwater mussel (Hyridella menziesi) is found in the is abundant and the Maori name for the lake, Kotuku Whakaoho", means 'sea of herons'. The present name commemorates Thomas Brunner who, in 1848, became the first European to see the lake during his epic 550 day exploration of the region with Kehu and other Maori guides.