Description: Scaifes Lagoon.

Type/Class: Swamp. ²

Size: 5.5 ha.

Altitude: 280 - 300 m above sea level.

Approximate location: 2.5 km Northeast of Glendhu Bay. NZTM (centre point): E1286100 N5046900.

Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.133, Map F2.

Territorial Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Interactive map of Scaifes Lagoon

• Moa gizzards have been found during excavations of this site. ⁵⁹
  
  
• Presence of raupo (Typha orientalis). ⁶⁰
  
  
• Lagoon is an important habitat for waterfowl for breeding, feeding and resting, and has been used by waterfowl hunters for many years. ⁶¹

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.

⁵⁹ New Zealand’s Megaherbivores – Background. Retrieved from Landcare Research Online

⁶⁰ Land Information New Zealand (2003) Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Alphaburn. Conservation Resources Report for the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Published by Land Information New Zealand, Wellington.

⁶¹ Land Information New Zealand (2005) Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Alphaburn. Fish and Game Report. Published by Land Information New Zealand, Wellington.