# Matuku Lakes, a reservoir of Christchurch A named reservoir in Christchurch, at Ferrymead. Also recorded as “Matuku”. Suburb: [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead) From the air, an aerial view of Matuku Lakes: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-matuku-lakes (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 602 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56998&lon=172.703849&radius=250 ## Around it - [Laing Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1247-laing-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Cooks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1674-cooks-reserve), community park · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-140-ferrymead), track · 1.1 km - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · 1.3 km - [Walk and bike track through Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-169-mount-pleasant), track · 1.4 km - [McCormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/lake/mccormacks-bay), lake · 2.4 km - [Huntsbury Reservoir](https://www.chch.live/lake/huntsbury-reservoir), lake · 4.1 km - [Naughty Boys Island](https://www.chch.live/lake/naughty-boys-island), lake · 6.1 km - [Cashmere Valley Upper Basin](https://www.chch.live/lake/cashmere-valley-upper-basin), lake · 6.5 km ## The reports nearby 112 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9024558), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8929817), [50 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/50-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8856072), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8795797), [101 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8693219), [50AR Ferrymead Park Drive, Heathcote, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/50ar-ferrymead-park-drive) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8653606), [50 Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/50-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8614794), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8532317), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8410957), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8175974), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8136850), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8107725), [101 Ferrymead Park Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/101-ferrymead-park-drive) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Matuku Lakes?** A named reservoir in Christchurch, at [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), as the open map records it. **What else is Matuku Lakes called?** The map also records “Matuku”, the page answers to all of them. **Where exactly is Matuku Lakes?** The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the reservoir, roughly the water’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record. --- 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/matuku-lakes 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