Lake George Scott

Lake George Scott
Location Mackenzie District, Canterbury Region, South Island
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Tekapo River
Basin countries New Zealand
Max. length 500 m
Max. width 150 m

Lake George Scott is a small lake situated on the Tekapo River approximately 3 kilometres downstream of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Its a man made lake formed to divert water from the river into the Tekapo B hydro electric canal. The Lake is named after the late George Scott a former superintendent of the nearby Tekapo A power station. New Zealand's Department of Conservation maintains a walkway to the lake from the Lake Tekapo Township. Lake Tekapo Walkway