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Description: A groundwater seep formed by the intersection of the groundwater table with an old embayment in the river channel. 105
Type/Class: Marsh. 2
Size: 1.4 ha.
Altitude: 280-320 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 4.3 km South of the intersection of Newcastle Road and Butterfield Road, Hawea.
NZTM (centre point): E1303540 N504342.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.20, Map F3.
Territorial Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Value | Description |
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A5 | Scarce in Otago in terms of its ecological or physical character. Less than 15% of marshes remain in Otago. 2 |
A1-A4, A6-A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
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.
94 Department of Conservation – Photo Archive.
105 Wilson, S. (2012) Hawea Basin Groundwater Review, Otago Regional Council Report.