New Zealands South Island
Jun 12th 2004, 10:15 am
#31
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Originally posted by Megalania
The blue colour is the normal colour of water just like unpolluted skies are blue. Other water is brown, yellow or green due to impurities such as tannins, clay, algae etc. SI NZ waters are too low in nutrients and too cold to support algal blooms. The river flows are swift and voluminous and the soils are strongly stabilized by ground cover so the concentration of clay is very low. The lake waters consequentially have a very low turbidity. The "rock flour" explaination is false.
The blue colour is the normal colour of water just like unpolluted skies are blue. Other water is brown, yellow or green due to impurities such as tannins, clay, algae etc. SI NZ waters are too low in nutrients and too cold to support algal blooms. The river flows are swift and voluminous and the soils are strongly stabilized by ground cover so the concentration of clay is very low. The lake waters consequentially have a very low turbidity. The "rock flour" explaination is false.
I thought water's 'true' colour was transparent - it was only blue because it was reflecting the sky above.
When I turn my tap - it doesn't run blue.
Brown, yellow or green water is simply a result of pollutants/mud/sand cloudying the water from its origianl blue?
??
Jun 12th 2004, 10:47 am
#32
farmer nr Queenstown NZ
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thats not actually correct....when we run a bath the water in it is blue,just like Tekapo's, quite obviously blue.Our water comes off the second gully on the face of the remarkables.No grit in that either, we drink it, its great....err,thats before we have a bath in it
Jun 12th 2004, 6:46 pm
#33
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Also depends on how old you are. As we age, eye sees colours as gradually less blue, then more red, then more brown. 
Jun 13th 2004, 12:05 am
#34
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your pictures are amazing, Britboy. thank you for posting them.
Jun 13th 2004, 4:26 am
#35
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Originally posted by Olive101
I thought water's 'true' colour was transparent - it was only blue because it was reflecting the sky above.
When I turn my tap - it doesn't run blue.
Brown, yellow or green water is simply a result of pollutants/mud/sand cloudying the water from its origianl blue?
??
I thought water's 'true' colour was transparent - it was only blue because it was reflecting the sky above.
When I turn my tap - it doesn't run blue.
Brown, yellow or green water is simply a result of pollutants/mud/sand cloudying the water from its origianl blue?
??
Jun 13th 2004, 11:33 am
#36
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Wow.........what fantastic pics!
took a while to download (not on broadband) but defineitely worth the wait.
I agree totally with this site being Oz orientated, seems a trendy place to be at the mo-but NZ is definitely for us, we should be in Ch'ch end July beginning Aug.
Thanks again, and keep em coming
Lorna:PARTY:
took a while to download (not on broadband) but defineitely worth the wait.
I agree totally with this site being Oz orientated, seems a trendy place to be at the mo-but NZ is definitely for us, we should be in Ch'ch end July beginning Aug.
Thanks again, and keep em coming
Lorna:PARTY:
Jun 13th 2004, 9:43 pm
#37
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fab pics, can't wait to go back again for holiday soon, brings back alot of special memories for me
Jun 13th 2004, 9:48 pm
#38
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Originally posted by Swifts
fab pics, can't wait to go back again for holiday soon, brings back alot of special memories for me
fab pics, can't wait to go back again for holiday soon, brings back alot of special memories for me
Nice photos - brings back memories, from glacier walking, to bungee off the K Bridge to skiing at the Remarkables, including a very VERY :scared: scary trip up one day with no visibility and a loose snow chain! :scared:
Jun 14th 2004, 9:05 pm
#39
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Thanks for the pics BBNZ, it just demonstrates what a beautiful country we live in.
