Silver Stream, New Zealand
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The Silver Stream is a small river flowing close to the town of Mosgiel
in Otago
, New Zealand
.
The Silver Stream 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.
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.
Mosgiel
Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area, but was physically separate from the contiguous suburbs until...
in Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
The Silver Stream rises in the Silverpeaks
Silverpeaks
The Silverpeaks is an area of rough forest and tussock and scrub covered hill country inland and to the northwest of Dunedin, New Zealand...
hills north of Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, on the southern slope of Silver Peak
Silver Peak
Silver Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the north end of the Crystal Mountains, to the east of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California....
itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley before turning west at the eastern edge of the Taieri Plains
Taieri Plains
The Taieri Plains are an area of fertile agricultural land to the southwest of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. The plains cover an area of some 300 square kilometres, with a maximum extent of 30 kilometres....
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
Taieri River
The Taieri River is the fourth-longest river in New Zealand and is located in Otago in the South Island. Rising in the Lammerlaw ranges, it initially flows north, then east around the Rock and Pillar range before turning southeast, reaching the sea 30 km south of Dunedin.The upper reaches meander...
two kilometres north of Allanton. Its total length is about 30 kilometres.
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.