Digital Photograph: Hagley Park

Maker
Sarah Murray
Production date
06 September 2010
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2010 showing water table alteration in Hagley Park from near the Armagh Street bridge.
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Maker
Production place
Christchurch
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
Localised flooding was an almost immediate after effect of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Some areas of Christchurch were submerged, sometimes for several days, following the earthquake especially affecting suburbs near rivers or burst water mains. The Avon River runs through Hagley Park in central Christchurch explaining why localised flooding, like the pools of water underneath these trees occurred here.
Localised flooding occurred with each of the major earthquakes in Canterbury in 2010- 2011. This flooding was caused by natural disturbances to the water table and soil structure; and from broken water, storm water or sewage pipes. Areas surrounding the rivers and low lying parts of the coast were particularly badly effected. In most parts of Christchurch the flooding drained away, however in areas where the ground subsided the land is more susceptible to flooding from heavy rain or large high tides.
Associated place
Hagley Park/Christchurch Central/Christchurch
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Associated event
Earthquake 4 September 2010; 04 September 2010; Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated event notes
Depicts impact of
Associated period
2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
2446
Accession number
2013.26.4

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