# Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, a lagoon of Christchurch

A named lagoon in Christchurch. Also recorded as “Te Waihora”.

From the air, an aerial view of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-lake-ellesmere-te-waihora (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the lake’s contour
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere)
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 8 September 2010 · 3.8 km from the pin · 6 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.78436&lon=172.439591&radius=250

## Around it

- [Creamery Pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/creamery-pond), lake · 23.4 km
- [Dalgety Pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/dalgety-pond), lake · 24.2 km
- [Lake Forsyth / Wairewa](https://www.chch.live/lake/lake-forsyth-wairewa), lake · 24.3 km
- [Mill pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/mill-pond), lake · 25.5 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora?**

A named lagoon in Christchurch, as the open map records it.

**What else is Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora called?**

The map also records “Te Waihora”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the lagoon, roughly the water’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named lake, lagoon, wetland or spring inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/lake/lake-ellesmere-te-waihora
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/lakes.geojson
The waterways: https://www.chch.live/river
The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast