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Feature shown on: NZMS260-I34 160920; NZTopo50-BV17 064303;; 'West Coast. The lake was surveyed and named by either Charles Douglas or a surveyor named Matthews. According to an item published in 1953, Matthews said: ‘I wished to give a beautiful name to a beautiful lake.’' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.; [See Kā Huru Manu, Ngāi Tahu's cultural heritage atlas, for more details](http://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/atlas?find={42680095-3e52-e311-8212-005056970030}))