# Cashmere Valley Lower Basin, a wetland of Christchurch

A named wetland in Christchurch, at Cracroft.

Suburb: [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft)

From the air, an aerial view of Cashmere Valley Lower Basin: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-cashmere-valley-lower-basin (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Rural Urban Fringe](https://www.chch.live/zones), RuUF
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 6 March 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 569 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.580466&lon=172.619287&radius=250

## Around it

- [Jahan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1432-jahan-reserve), community park · ~250 m
- [Cashmere Stream Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1892-cashmere-stream-esplanade-reserve), community park · ~400 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-400-cracroft), track · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-366-cashmere), track · ~750 m
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-425-somerfield), track · ~950 m
- [Cashmere Valley Upper Basin](https://www.chch.live/lake/cashmere-valley-upper-basin), lake · ~700 m
- [Huntsbury Reservoir](https://www.chch.live/lake/huntsbury-reservoir), lake · 3.2 km
- [Wildlife Refuge](https://www.chch.live/lake/wildlife-refuge), lake · 4.5 km
- [Creamery Pond](https://www.chch.live/lake/creamery-pond), lake · 5.2 km


## The reports nearby
32 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9059276), [31 Long Acre Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/31-long-acre-drive)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9052435), [6 Caro Lane, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/6-caro-lane)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8839562), [22 McVicar Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/22-mcvicar-drive)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8321212), [2 Caro Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/2-caro-lane)
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8014076), [19 Long Acre Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/19-long-acre-drive)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7539785), [31 Long Acre Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/31-long-acre-drive)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7347263), [8 Caro Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/8-caro-lane)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7112273), [24 McVicar Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/24-mcvicar-drive)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/6815689), [195R Worsleys Road, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/195r-worsleys-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6524507), [19 Long Acre Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/19-long-acre-drive)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6375757), [19R Long Acre Drive, Cracroft, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/19r-long-acre-drive)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6140233), [25 Long Acre Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cracroft/25-long-acre-drive)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Cashmere Valley Lower Basin?**

A named wetland in Christchurch, at [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft), as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Cashmere Valley Lower Basin?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the wetland, roughly the water’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named lake, lagoon, wetland or spring inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/lake/cashmere-valley-lower-basin
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/lakes.geojson
The waterways: https://www.chch.live/river
The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast
