Geomorphology of the Rees Valley, Otago, New Zealand

Simon J. Cook, Duncan J. Quincey, James Brasington

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    Abstract

    We present a 1:33,333 geomorphological map of the Rees Valley, Otago, New Zealand. The Rees River drains an area of ~405 km2 and feeds into the head of Lake Wakatipu. This area has been affected by a range of geomorphological processes including tectonic activity, glacial erosion and deposition, mass movement, fluvial action, and base (lake) level change. Mapping was achieved by a combination of interpretation from SPOT 5 HRG satellite imagery and ground-truthing. The map presents the current distribution of landforms and sediments associated with the wide variety of contemporary and past geomorphological processes. It represents the most detailed and finest resolution geomorphological map of this region to date, and hence a number of features have been mapped and described for the first time. The map will assist on-going studies in the Rees catchment that seek to understand fluvial sediment transport and associated flood hazards, the dynamics of former glaciers, base level change associated with a drop in the level of Lake Wakatipu, and mass movement hazards.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)136-150
    Number of pages15
    JournalJournal of Maps
    Volume10
    Issue number1
    Early online date26 Nov 2013
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2014

    Keywords

    • base level change
    • fluvial processes
    • geomorphology
    • mass movement
    • New Zealand
    • palaeoglaciology

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Geography, Planning and Development
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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