Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Muddy Creek is situated nearby to the village Palmerston, as well as near the locality Shag Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puketapu and East Otago High School.

Puketapu

Peak

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puketapu is a prominent hill in Otago, in New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the town of Palmerston. The name Puketapu is Māori meaning "sacred hill". Puketapu is situated 4 km southwest of Muddy Creek.

East Otago High School

School

Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008. East Otago High School is situated 3 km southwest of Muddy Creek.

Boer War memorial

Memorial

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Boer War memorial is situated 4 km southwest of Muddy Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmerston and Shag Point.

Palmerston

Village

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Palmerston is a town in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin, it is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District, with a population of 890 residents. Palmerston is situated 4 km southwest of Muddy Creek.

Shag Point

Hamlet

Shag Point / Matakaea is a headland and township in East Otago, New Zealand. Both the point and the nearby Shag River take their English name from a seabird, the pied shag. Shag Point is situated 5 km east of Muddy Creek.

Glenpark

Locality

Glenpark is a lightly populated rural locality in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is northwest of Palmerston and on the banks of the Shag River. To the west is the locality of Stoneburn. Glenpark is situated 7 km northwest of Muddy Creek.

Muddy Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.45837° or 45° 27′ 30″ south

Longitude

170.7501° or 170° 45′ 0″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

4V6GGQR2+M2

GeoNames ID

6215157

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