# McCormacks Bay, a wetland of Christchurch

A named wetland in Christchurch.

From the air, an aerial view of McCormacks Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-mccormacks-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [On a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The rockfall survey counts 36 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 35 came down
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 24 February 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 592 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.557388&lon=172.727247&radius=250

## Around it

- [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Balmoral Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1614-balmoral-hill-reserve), community park · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), track · ~950 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~950 m
- [Matuku Lakes](https://www.chch.live/lake/matuku-lakes), lake · 2.4 km
- [Naughty Boys Island](https://www.chch.live/lake/naughty-boys-island), lake · 4.4 km
- [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/lake/cockayne-reserve), lake · 5.9 km
- [Huntsbury Reservoir](https://www.chch.live/lake/huntsbury-reservoir), lake · 6.0 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is McCormacks Bay?**

A named wetland in Christchurch, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is McCormacks Bay?**

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/mccormacks-bay
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