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Lake Selfe, or Te Ruahikihiki in Māori, is a lake in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand.

Lake Selfe^[2] is situated in the Selwyn District between the Cottons Sheep Range, which reaches heights of up to 1,470 m (4,820 ft) to the south and west,^[3] and Mount Ida, which rises to 1,695 m (5,561 ft) to the north-northeast,^[4] as well as Little Mount Ida, which rises to 1,050 m (3,440 ft) to the east.^[5] The 64.3 ha (159-acre) lake stretches at an elevation of 574 m (1,883 ft) and is approximately 2.09 km (1.30 mi) long in a northwest–southeast direction. At its widest point, it measures approximately 540 m (1,770 ft) in a southwest–northeast direction. The lake’s circumference is approximately 4.77 km (2.96 mi).^[6][7]

Lake Selfe is fed by a few streams and has its outflow—Moss Burn—at the northwest end of the lake. Its waters flow via Lake Henrietta into the Harper River.^[6]

The original Māori name of the lake is Te Ruahikihiki.^[8] The European name given to the lake was for Henry Selfe, a member of the Canterbury Association.^[9]

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