The Canterbury Bight is a large bight on the eastern side of New Zealand's South Island. The bight runs for approximately 135 kilometres from the southern end of Banks Peninsula to the settlement of T
Aerial view of Kaitorete Spit and Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, showing the northern end of the Canterbury Bight
Washdyke Lagoon is a brackish shallow coastal lagoon approximately 1 kilometre north of Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. The lagoon has drastically reduced in size since 1881 when it was approxi
Canterbury Bight
…the bight where waves have deposited sufficient sediment to form a barrier across a river mouth, including most notably Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora and Washdyke Lagoon The Canterbury Bight can be split into three distinct regions: the Southern Zone, Central Zone and Northern Zone…
Figure 1:Photograph of Washdyke Lagoon taken from its Southern end.
Figure 2:Photograph of the mixed sand and gravel (MSG) barrier of Washdyke Lagoon
Figure 3:Photograph of Timaru Port Breakwater, showing its large scale.
Figure 5:Photograph showing birds over Washdyke Lagoon.