Soil Layers within the Core of the Christchurch City Blueprint
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Source: Tonkin & Taylor Christchurch Central City Geological Interpretive Report, Dec 2011
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5 RL m 8
Location of bore holes within the Core Source of map: Christchurch Recovery Plan
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Sand Silty sand Silty sand Gravelly sand
-4 Sand
-8 -12
Silty sand
Gravelly sand
Silty sand
Silty Sand Gravel Gravel
Gravelly sand Silt Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Gravelly sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand
Sand Sand
-16
Gravelly sand
Silty sand Silty peat
Silty sand Silty peat
Silty sand Sand
Sand
Silty sand
Silty peat
Gravel
Gravelly sand
Sand Silty Sand
Silty sand Silty sand Sand
-18 Gravel
Gravel
Gravel
-24 1 Kilmore St & Colombo St
2 Durham St Nth & Worcester St
3 Cathedral Square
4 Worcester St & Manchester St
5 Montreal St & Oxford Tce
Surface Water
Swamp
Grass
Fern
The Frame Flax & Grass
Core 1850 Landcover of Christchurch with Core & Frame Overlay, 2012 Source: Waterways, Wetlands, Drainage Guide, Part B 4.4, Christchurch City Council 2003
Houhere (Dry Plains)
Kahikatea (Wet Plains)
Totara (Wet Plains)
The Frame
Core Indigenous Ecosystems of Otautahi Christchurch with Core & Frame Overlay, 2012
Source: Lucas Associates, Indigenous Ecosystems of Otautahi Christchurch, Set 2: The coastal plains of Hagley-Ferrymead & Burwood-Pegasus, 1996
Four Avenues