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Description: A large and substantially intact wetland system runs along the foot of the roche moutonnee, at the back of a broad alluvial flat of the Matukituki River. This appears to receive water from both down-slope wash from the large rock bluffs above, and periodic flooding events from the Matukituki River. 90
Type/Class: Not identified.
Size: 23.0 ha.
Altitude: 280 - 300 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 2 km Northwest of the intersection of West Wanaka Road and Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road, Glendhu Bay. NZTM (centre point): E1280500 N5051000.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.97, Map F2.
Territorial Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Value | Description |
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A1 | Habitat for nationally or internationally rare or threatened species or communities. Habitat for the Olearia lineata (At Risk – Declining). 90 |
A5 | Scarce in Otago in terms of its ecological or physical character. Naturally rare ephemeral wetland and ecosystem type. 90 |
A7 | High diversity of indigenous wetland flora and fauna. Good range of indigenous herbaceous plants including regionally uncommon plants. 90 |
A2 - A4, A6, A8, A9 | No relevant information is currently held by the ORC. |
90 Department of Conservation (2010) Comments on the Consultative Draft Proposed Plan Change 2 (Regionally Significant Wetlands) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Department of Conservation - Otago Conservancy, Dunedin.