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Lake Matheson

103 m338 ft
Area
0.10 km²
Max depth
12 m
Tonight
8°CLight rain showers · Wind 21 km/h W

Lake Matheson is a lake at 103 m above sea level in West Coast Region, New Zealand, 0.10 km² in area and 0.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
103 m
Length
0.8 km
Shoreline
2.0 km
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Lake

Lake Matheson in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

0.8 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.0 km≈30 min to walk around
3D map

Lake Matheson 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Matheson terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Matheson elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Matheson weather

Today · Rain · 8 / 16°C (46 / 61°F) · 2.5 mm · Wind 21 km/h W

Lake Matheson forecast for about 103 m.

  • Today8°16°2.5 mm21 km/h W
  • Sun12°16°18.6 mm26 km/h NE
  • Mon8°15°72.5 mm45 km/h W
  • Tue7°13°1.4 mm26 km/h W
  • Wed8°11°31.5 mm21 km/h NW
  • Thu3°10°10.8 mm18 km/h W
  • Fri9°12°9.9 mm20 km/h W
  • Sat11°13°39.8 mm14 km/h NE
  • Sun13°13°100.0 mm20 km/h NE
  • Mon11°15°10.4 mm22 km/h NE

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Matheson

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Matheson, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Lake Matheson Car Park

    1.3 km SSE · +2 more within 4.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    H. E. L. Porter Memorial Lodge

    4.7 km SE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Fox Glacier Campervan Park

    5.5 km SE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking1.2 km SSE
Lake Matheson Car ParkParking1.3 km SSE
Peak View PointParking4.2 km WSW
H. E. L. Porter Memorial LodgeHut4.7 km SE
Fox Glacier Campervan ParkCaravan site5.5 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 78% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
77.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
20.4%
Steep, 30–45°
1.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.9% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
357 m low point 82 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 65.5%Grassland 32.0%Water 2.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 300 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Blue pinkgill148
  • Prince of Wales fern67
  • Kidney fern63
  • Australasian Swamphen63
  • New Zealand Pigeon56
  • Tomtit53
Where it sits

Where Lake Matheson sits

Region
West Coast Region6New Zealand112Oceania282
Protected area
Westland Tai Poutini National Park5
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-21)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
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