Description: Black Rock Marshes.
Type/Class: Marsh.
Size: 63.1 ha.
Altitude: 420 - 480 m above sea level.
Approximate location: 16 km East of Middlemarch; 1.5 km Southwest of Black Rock. NZTM (centre point): E1390630 N4956800.
Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.9, Map F63.
Territorial Authority: Dunedin City Council / Waitaki 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.