This photo was taken in 2014 and shows the view from the Cobb Power Station back along the Cobb Valley Road. You can see how narrow and windy the road is, not to mention the steepness of the hill rising above the road. Cyclone Gita damaged the area pretty badly earlier this year, so it will be interesting to get up there later in the year and see how it’s changed. That’s the Takaka River flowing alongside the road. The Takaka River contributes to waters of Te Waikoropūpū Springs through seepage into the Arthur Marble Aquifer. Pupu Springs is one of the clearest bodies of water in the world. Water can take as long as ten years to get from the Takaka hills through the aquifer to the springs.
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