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WATER & SOIL - These are not the droids you are looking for.

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Figuo F.4 Plot of normalised flood frequency data <strong>for</strong> East Otago rivers (Taieri catchment and Leith) superimposed on <strong>the</strong> South Canterbury<br />

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