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Description: A small wetland that appears to receive periodic creek overflow via meandering channels which coalesce into turfy wet plain. 93
Type/Class: Moke Creek Swamp.
Size: 1.2 ha.
Altitude: 520 - 540 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 8.5 km Northwest of Queenstown. NZTM (centre point): E1251170 N5009160.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.107, Map F4.
Territorial Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Value | Description |
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A1 | Habitat for nationally or internationally rare or threatened species or communities. Presence of plant species Carex berggrenii and Myosotis tenericaulis which are ranked in 'Threatened and uncommon plants of NZ' (de Lange et al. 2009) as At Risk - Naturally Uncommon. 93 |
A2 - A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
51 Otago Regional Council – Photo Archive.
93 Land Information New Zealand (2003) Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Mount Creighton. Conservation Resources Report for the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Published by Land Information New Zealand, Wellington.