Lake George Scott

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| name = Lake George Scott

| image = Lake George Scott aka Scott Pond.jpg

| alt = A small lake surrounded by pine trees with a large canal bank in the background

| location = Mackenzie District, Canterbury Region, South Island

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| type = reservoir

| inflow = Tekapo River

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake George Scott

| basin_countries = New Zealand

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| width = {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}}

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| elevation = {{convert|755|m|abbr=on}}

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Lake George Scott, also called Scott Pond,"[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz25537/Scott-Pond/ Scott Pond]," topomap.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2019. is a small lake situated on the Tekapo River approximately 3 kilometres downstream of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. It is a man-made lake formed to divert water from the river into the Tekapo hydro electric canal."[http://www.tekapotourism.co.nz/info/hydro.html Hydro generation in Lake Tekapo]," Tekapo Tourism. Retrieved 20 April 2019. The Lake is named after the late George Scott, a former superintendent of the nearby Tekapo A Power Station.

The Department of Conservation maintains a walkway to the lake from the Lake Tekapo Township.[http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36368 Lake Tekapo Walkway]

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