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Interesting alright, So this chart is land elevation including that that is covered by water, note the elevation where the Waipori leaves the Taieri , its 0-1m absl, again I dont understand how does water drain from those blue areas if its lower?
I work on the Taieri Plains and can absolutely confirm the extremely hard frosts and very low temperatures. We in fact record the temperatures and rainfall daily and on a couple of occasions last week experienced temperatures of -7. May 2021 we also recorded -8 which destroyed multiple plants etc. These very low temperatures recorded on the Taieri are definitely real.spwill wrote: ↑Fri 24/06/2022 18:43There is always the question of how accurate are the temperature readings from the TaieriRichard wrote: ↑Fri 24/06/2022 16:14 Waiau at the top and of the Amuri plains recorded -4.1, -4.1 and -2.4 over the last three mornings. Culverden -4, -4.8 and -2.
Wasnt to many years ago this area received colder frosts than the Canterbury plains, nowadays not so. The climate here was 20 years ago was closer to the likes of Alexander. When comparing the Taieri plains to the Amuri plains, both surrounded by hill ranges, the Taieri is closer to sea level and to the sea, yet had a -8 deg. Why has the Amuri warmed so much, has it anything to do with dairy farming?.
The Taieri Plains near Dunedin airport are 2 metres below sea level, the lowest point in NZ.
Some parts of NZ that have been marginal for frost occurrence in the past will be becoming frost free. No frost recorded here this Winter yet.
Again working out on the Taieri I have seen the flow of the river going inland. Definitely tidal.Richard wrote: ↑Sat 25/06/2022 15:24 Mods may want to split off into Off Topic
What I'm I missing here, parts of the land surface on the Taieri's are 2m below sea level, yet at times tide heights at the mouth can be 1.7m, could be wrong but I didn't think the Taieri/Waipori river was tidal up as far as the plains, I know they say it is but go look on google map street view from the bridges, all 15 photos from 4 different bridges all show the same river level, remarkable timing for the google car to pass over the bridge right at high tide.
It doesn't add up
I think water is mostly pumped out and the waterways have stopbanks.
Nowadays I think it's mostly pastoral land for sheep and dairy, although it looks to have also had a history of Chinese market gardens, growing staple vegetables like cabbages, cauliflower and lettuce.Simon Culling wrote: ↑Wed 29/06/2022 08:57
The Tairei plain is an interesting place. What crops would be grown there?
The was quite a bit of berry growing around Outram at one stage.Nev wrote: ↑Thu 30/06/2022 08:12Nowadays I think it's mostly pastoral land for sheep and dairy, although it looks to have also had a history of Chinese market gardens, growing staple vegetables like cabbages, cauliflower and lettuce.Simon Culling wrote: ↑Wed 29/06/2022 08:57
The Tairei plain is an interesting place. What crops would be grown there?
'The days when produce was grown on Dunedin's doorstep' - NZ Herald