Trevor<p>The Kaipaitangata stream which is usually a placid stream that passes Beau Vista cider orchard under a culvert on the road, and has flooded over the road and the orchard is now dry after this prolonged dry spell and will only flow again after the winter rains. The water table is only 1.8 metres underground in the alluvial silt of the Taratahi plains. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orchard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dryriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dryriver</span></a></p>