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The '''Silver Stream''' is a small river flowing close to the town of [[Mosgiel]] in [[Otago]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{LINZ|12923|Silver Stream|2010-06-03}}</ref> |
The '''Silver Stream''' is a small river flowing close to the town of [[Mosgiel]] in [[Otago]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{LINZ|12923|Silver Stream|2010-06-03}}</ref> |
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The Silver Stream, known in [[Māori language|Māori]] as '''Whakaehu''',<ref name="place names">''[http://www.puketeraki.co.nz/sites/default/files/Place%20names_0.pdf Place names]'' on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04</ref> rises in the [[Silverpeaks]] hills north of [[Dunedin]], on the southern slope of [[Silverpeaks|Silver Peak]] itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley before turning west at the eastern edge of the [[Taieri Plains]] at the foot of Three Mile Hill, close to [[Invermay Research Station]]. It continues in a southwesterly direction past the northern edge of Mosgiel, reaching the [[Taieri River]] two kilometres north of [[Allanton, New Zealand|Allanton]]. Its total length is about 30 |
The Silver Stream, known in [[Māori language|Māori]] as '''Whakaehu''',<ref name="place names">''[http://www.puketeraki.co.nz/sites/default/files/Place%20names_0.pdf Place names]'' on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04</ref> rises in the [[Silverpeaks]] hills north of [[Dunedin]], on the southern slope of [[Silverpeaks|Silver Peak]] itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley before turning west at the eastern edge of the [[Taieri Plains]] at the foot of Three Mile Hill, close to [[Invermay Research Station]]. It continues in a southwesterly direction past the northern edge of Mosgiel, reaching the [[Taieri River]] two kilometres north of [[Allanton, New Zealand|Allanton]]. Its total length is about {{convert|30|km|mi}}. |
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The river has a history of flooding, but this has been remedied by the artificial raising of its banks, especially close to Mosgiel. In mid-2006, after heavy rain, the Silver Stream flooded at some points, but did not flood on the part of the bank running close to the town. |
The river has a history of flooding, but this has been remedied by the artificial raising of its banks, especially close to Mosgiel. In mid-2006, after heavy rain, the Silver Stream flooded at some points, but did not flood on the part of the bank running close to the town. |
The Silver Stream is a small river flowing close to the town of MosgielinOtago, New Zealand.[1]
The Silver Stream, known in MāoriasWhakaehu,[2] rises in the Silverpeaks hills north of Dunedin, on the southern slope of Silver Peak itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley before turning west at the eastern edge of the Taieri Plains at the foot of Three Mile Hill, close to Invermay Research Station. It continues in a southwesterly direction past the northern edge of Mosgiel, reaching the Taieri River two kilometres north of Allanton. Its total length is about 30 kilometres (19 mi).
The river has a history of flooding, but this has been remedied by the artificial raising of its banks, especially close to Mosgiel. In mid-2006, after heavy rain, the Silver Stream flooded at some points, but did not flood on the part of the bank running close to the town.
45°53′23″S 170°16′10″E / 45.889661°S 170.269486°E / -45.889661; 170.269486
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