Spatial history of kauri driving dam placement in the Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel Peninsula

Aaron Napier; Gretel Boswijk; Gary Brierley

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7939.2009.01161.x

Spatial history of kauri driving dam placement in the Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel Peninsula

Aaron Napier^*, Gretel Boswijk, Gary Brierley

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Understanding past anthropogenic influences on fluvial systems is an integral part of riverine research. In this paper the spatial history of kauri driving dam placement from the 1870s to the 1930s is studied using oral histories, historic documents and GIS in an attempt to assess the accuracy of historical accounts in reference to dam position in the landscape and assess the relationship of dam position to landscape features and characteristics. GIS results supported historical documentation showing that key factors influencing dam placement were location to kauri, geomorphic impediments to transport, slope and distance to deep water for rafting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-186
Number of pages	16
Journal	New Zealand Geographer
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7939.2009.01161.x
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Environmental history
Human impact
Kauaeranga
Kauri
Kauri driving dam
Longitudinal profile

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