appendix 2: photographs of the waitaha river

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Westpower: Waitaha Hydro Scheme Application for Concessions and Assessment of Environmental Effects –July 2014

APPENDIX 2: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WAITAHA RIVER Photo 1: Looking up the Waitaha Valley. ................................................................................. 2

Photo 2: Aerial view of Waitaha River, and ‘Doughboy Hill” ................................................... 2

Photo 3: Aerial view of Macgregor Creek located within Robinson Slip. ................................. 3

Photo 4: Looking upstream (south) towards the powerhouse site. ........................................ 3

Photo 5: Aerial view looking downstream showing Indicative road access. ............................ 4

Photo 6: Aerial view of Douglas Creek, Stable Tributary, Granite and Macgregor Creek. ....... 4

Photo 7: Macgregor Creek. ...................................................................................................... 5

Photo 8: On south bank of Macgregor Creek looking up the Waitaha Valley. ........................ 5

Photo 9: Looking down Granite Creek to the Waitaha River. .................................................. 6

Photo 10: The Stable Tributary. ............................................................................................... 6

Photo 11: Looking up into Alpha Creek. ................................................................................... 7

Photo 12: The powerhouse site. .............................................................................................. 7

Photo 13: Approximate location of tailrace exit ...................................................................... 8

Photo 14: View of “Boulder Garden” upstream from powerhouse site. ................................. 8

Photo 15: DOC track leaves riverbed upstream of powerhouse site. ...................................... 9

Photo 16: Aerial view of Morgan Gorge................................................................................... 9

Photo 17: Looking down into Morgan Gorge. ........................................................................ 10

Photo 18: Aerial view looking into Kiwi Flat above Morgan Gorge........................................ 10

Photo 19: Looking up into Kiwi Flat ....................................................................................... 11

Photo 20: Looking downstream into Kiwi Flat. ...................................................................... 11

Photo 21: Indicative site of contractors facilities to be located on terrace ........................... 12

Photo 22: Entrance to Morgan Gorge with swingbridge. ...................................................... 12

Photo 23: Looking upstream from entrance to Morgan Gorge. ............................................ 13

Photo 24: Kiwi Flat Hut. ......................................................................................................... 14

Photo 25: Looking up Whirling Water. ................................................................................... 14

Photo 26: A pair of blue duck just below Waitaha Gorge. ..................................................... 15

Photo 27: Entrance to Waitaha Gorge at top of Kiwi Flat. ..................................................... 15

Photo 28: and Photo 29: Waitaha Gorge ............................................................................... 16

Photo 30: Moonbeam Hut in foreground .............................................................................. 17

Photo 31: Waitaha River above Windhover Gorge. ............................................................... 17

Photo 32: Looking down on Ivory Lake. ................................................................................. 18

Photo 33: Ivory Lake Hut. ....................................................................................................... 18

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Photo 1: Looking up the Waitaha Valley. SH6 Bridge to the right. Boldhead Road in foreground.

Photo 2: Aerial view of Waitaha River, and ‘Doughboy Hill” at the top of the lower Waitaha Valley.

“Doughboy Hill”

End of Waitaha Rd

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Photo 3: Aerial view of Macgregor Creek located within Robinson Slip.

Photo 4: Looking upstream (south) towards the powerhouse site.

Location of Powerhouse

and Tunnel Portal Exit

Lower End of Abstraction Reach

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Photo 5: Aerial view looking downstream showing Indicative road access route to powerhouse site

(dashed lines).

Photo 6: Aerial view of Douglas Creek, the Stable Tributary, Granite Creek and Macgregor Creek.

This area is downstream of the abstraction reach.

Location of Powerhouse

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Photo 7: Macgregor Creek.

Photo 8: On south bank of Macgregor Creek looking up the Waitaha Valley. DOC track sign to left.

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Photo 9: Looking down Granite Creek to the Waitaha River.

Photo 10: The Stable Tributary.

Photo: F. Overmars

© EOS Ecology/S. McMurtrie

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Photo 11: Looking up into Alpha Creek.

Photo 12: The powerhouse site.

Photo: M. Kennedy

Photo: M. Kennedy

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Photo 13: Approximate location of tailrace exit at confluence of Alpha Creek with the Waitaha

River.

Photo 14: View of “Boulder Garden” upstream from powerhouse site.

Photo: M. Kennedy

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Photo 15: DOC track leaves riverbed upstream of powerhouse site.

Photo 16: Aerial view of Morgan Gorge with Labyrinth Creek, Anson Stream, Glamour Glen and

location of hot springs.

Entrance to Morgan Gorge

General location of Waitaha River Hot Springs (on true left)

Kiwi Flat

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Photo 17: Looking down into Morgan Gorge.

Photo 18: Aerial view looking into Kiwi Flat above Morgan Gorge.

Whirling Water

Entrance to Waitaha Gorge

Morgan Gorge

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Photo 19: Looking up into Kiwi Flat, Whirling Water, Kiwi Flat Hut and indicative site of contractors

facilities. (Unnamed tributary as referred to in Aquatic Ecology Reports or as Caesar Creek in the

Blue Duck Report).

Photo 20: Looking downstream into Kiwi Flat showing indicative site of contractors facilities above

Morgan Gorge on true right of Waitaha River.

Indicative Site of

Contractors Facilities

Kiwi Flat Hut

Unnamed Tributary

Contractors Facilities

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Photo 21: Indicative site of contractors facilities to be located on terrace (behind vegetated buffer

zone) above Morgan Gorge on true right of Waitaha River.

Photo 22: Entrance to Morgan Gorge with swingbridge.

Site of Contractors Facilities

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Photo 23: Looking upstream from entrance to Morgan Gorge.

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AREAS UPSTREAM OF THE SCHEME

Photo 24: Kiwi Flat Hut.

Photo 25: Looking up Whirling Water.

Photo: J Bentley

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Photo 26: A pair of blue duck just below Waitaha Gorge with flow monitoring equipment in the

background.

Photo 27: Entrance to Waitaha Gorge at top of Kiwi Flat.

Photo: M. Doyle

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Photo 30: Moonbeam Hut in foreground – put in site for kayaking the Waitaha Gorge.

Photo 31: Waitaha River above Windhover Gorge.

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Photo 32: Looking down on Ivory Lake and the Waitaha Valley.

Photo 33: Ivory Lake Hut.

Photo: M. Doyle

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