Description: Red tussock swamp in the upper valley floor of the Blackcleugh Burn, on the east side of the Blue Mountains. 85
Type/Class: Swamp. 2
Size: 3.5 ha.
Altitude: 300-600 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 6.3 km Northwest of the intersection of Blackcleugh Road and Rongahere Road, Lawrence. NZTM (centre point): E1322560 N4910650.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago | Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.11, Map F28.
Territorial Authority: Clutha District Council.
Value | Description |
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A5 | Scarce in Otago in terms of its ecological or physical character. Less than 15% of swamps remain in Otago. 2 |
A7 | High diversity of indigenous wetland flora and fauna. High species diversity: Chionochloa rubra subsp. cuprea and a wide range of shrubs, herbs and invertebrate species. 1 |
A1 - A4, A6, A8, A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
1 Otago Regional Council (2004) Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Published by the Otago Regional Council, Dunedin.
2 Ausseil, A.G., Newsome, P., Johnson, P. (2008) Wetland Mapping in the Otago Region. Landcare Research Contract Report prepared for the Otago Regional Council.
85 Correspondence with Department of Conservation – Southland Conservancy (2011) Document ID A389679.
94 Department of Conservation – Photo Archive.
101 Correspondence with Department of Conservation – Southland Conservancy (2010) Document ID A194008.