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Natural Character, Landscape and Visual Amenity Assessment C12108 Waitaha Hydro Natural Character, Landscape and Visual Amenity Assessment PREPARED FOR WESTPOWER LIMITED BY BOFFA MISKELL LIMITED • DECEMBER 2013 Waitaha Hydro Natural Character, Landscape and Visual Amenity Assessment Contents Figure 1: Scheme Location Plan 1 Figure 2: Land Cover of the West Coast Region 2 Figure 3: Conservation Areas of the West Coast Region 3 Figure 4: River Gorges and Hot Springs of the West Coast Region 4 Figure 5: Land Cover Plan 5 Figure 6: Catchment Areas 6 Figure 7: Morgan Gorge Area 7 Figure 8a: Waitaha River Flow Photographs, Looking Downstream 8 Figure 8b: Waitaha River Flow Photographs, Looking Upstream 9 Figure 9: Powerhouse Site, Planting Rehabilitation 10 Site Photograph 1 11 Site Photograph 2 12 Site Photograph 3 13 Site Photograph 4 14 Site Photograph 5 15 Site Photograph 6 16 Site Photograph 7 17 Site Photograph 8 18 Site Photograph 9 19 Site Photograph 10 20 Site Photographs 11 - 13 21 File Ref: C12108_001_Waitaha_Site_Location_Plan.mxd File Ref: C12108_001_Waitaha_Site_Location_Plan.mxd Ross Township File Ref: C12108_001_Waitaha_Site_Location_Plan.mxd Insert: South Island of New Zealand Ross Township File Ref: C12108_Waitaha_Hydro_Graphic_Attachment.indd Insert: South Island of New Zealand Ross Township Insert: South Island of New Zealand Tasman Sea Waitaha River Catchment Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Waitaha River Catchment Waitaha River Catchment Christchurch City Christchurch City Hokitika Gorge Christchurch City Mikonui River Hokitika Gorge Hokitika Gorge Mikonui River Mikonui River File Ref: C12108_001_Waitaha_Site_Location_Plan.mxd Ra 0 45 90 180 km n Hokitika River gi R to 0 45 90 180 km Ross Township an t R g o Hokitika River a Kowhitirangi i R Insert: South Island of New Zealand 0 50 100 200 km n to a g t n Hokitika River i o g to R e to a R n a g Tasman Sea n e g e W Waitaha River Catchment a i t W a h a SH6 a Waitaha W i t a R a Christchurch City h i i ve t SH6 a Waitaha a h R r Hokitika Gorge SH6 a Waitaha i ve R P i r u ve Mikonui River r c K r P e o u k l l a Lake Ianthe/P r K c R p u o a e a Matahi r k t K l a Lake Ianthe/c l n a h e o R g p k a i 0 50 100 200 km l a e Matahi l a t ( Lake Ianthe/ Hokitika River a L R p n a h it a g Matahi t i t a l n e ( e h L D g W i it i e ( t c L l a k e i it t D i a e t W l t ic Bon e Mt Allen a R ar Ra D a k n W it R i i g i a dge e c iv e a k t Bo a e R nar it i Mt Allen Ra a e r n R ) i ge t dge Bonar R Mt Allen a R H iv ang R i itc e e dge h r iv in ) e H Ran Waitaha r k it ge ) e Urquhart Knob ch H Cr e in R itc las ange hin ug ek Scheme UrquhartLocation Knob Ivory RDoa r e k nges C e Urquhart Knob gla Morgan Gorge Glacier Cr e Mt. 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