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Ngaere Swamp
The Ngaere swamp complex was a Wetland, wetland complex in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It was drained in the 1890s to make way for agriculture, and is now largely covered by the settlements of Ngaere and Eltham, New Zealand, Eltham. Lake Rotokare is the largest extant remnant of the swamp complex, which covered . Situated in the ''rohe'' (domain) of the Ngāti Tupaia iwi, the wetland featured prominently in Māori mythology as a stop made by Mount Taranaki when fleeing the Tongariro Volcanic Centre, Tongariro volcanic centre. Vegetation around the swamp complex included Kahikatea, kahikatea, Pukatea, pukatea and Swamp maire, swamp maire. History The Ngaere swamp complex consisted of two swamps: the Ngaere swamp, at a level of , and the Eltham swamp, at . The latter was drained by a tributary of the Waingongoro River to the west, and by the Mangimangi Stream to the south. The swamp complex was formed by Lahar, lahar deposits from Opunake and Stratford, New Zealand, Stratf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Rotokare Panorama (52753920749)
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a depression (geology), basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, as with other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally shallow tidal pools dammed by sandbars or other material at coastal regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
