Groom Creek, which flows northwards from Fringed Hill then past Tantragee Saddle, is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Maitai / Mahitahi River in Nelson,
South Island
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,
New Zealand
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.
A 2018 project to recreate a
wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...
at the confluence of Groom Creek and the Maitai River was carried out by community volunteers and the Nelson City Council as part of Project Maitai,
Project Maitai / Mahitahi
/ref> a Nelson City Council initiative to improve the health of the Maitai River and all its tributaries.
References
Rivers of the Nelson Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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