Description:

An area of saline swamp above coastal marine area at mouth of Shag River. ¹

Type/Class:

Swamp. ²

Size:

14.5 ha.

Altitude:

0 - 20 m above sea level.

Approximate location:

South of the intersection of Walsh Road and Hampden-Palmerston Road, Palmerston.
NZTM (centre point): E1427660 N4962540.

Regional Plan:

Water for Otago.
Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no. 135, Map F59.

Territorial Authority:

Waitaki District Council.

Other Information:

• Supports recreational fisheries for whitebait/inanga (Galaxias spp.) and brown trout (Salmo trutta), as well as habitat for flounder (Rhombosolea sp.), mullet and stargazer. ⁵³
  
  
• Area is also important for wildlife habitat and contains archaeological sites. ⁵³
  
  
• Identified as an Area of Significant Indigenous Vegetation and Habitat for Indigenous Fauna in the Waitaki District Plan. ¹²

References:

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.

¹² Waitaki District Council (2004) Waitaki District Plan. Published by the Waitaki District Council, Oamaru.

⁵³ Davis, S.F. (1987) Wetlands of national importance to fisheries. New Zealand freshwater fisheries report no. 90. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Christchurch.