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Lake Onslow

Coordinates: 45°33′S 169°37′E / 45.550°S 169.617°E / -45.550; 169.617
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Lake Onslow
LocationOtago, South Island
Coordinates45°33′S 169°37′E / 45.550°S 169.617°E / -45.550; 169.617
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTeviot River
Primary outflowsTeviot River
Basin countriesNew Zealand
Surface elevation700 m (2,300 ft)

Lake Onslow is a man-made lake east of Roxburgh and south of Alexandra in the Otago region of New Zealand. It lies 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. It was formed in 1890 by the damming of the Teviot River and Dismal Swamp.

The lake is the subject of several paintings by the late Edward Mullor.