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Muddy bottom

Students around a small tributary to the Oruarangi Stream, NZ

This small tributary to the Oruarangi Stream has a muddy base. This will influence the types of aquatic life that live in the stream.

Rights: Sarah Morgan, Comet Auckland

Published: 29 September 2016Size: 6.64 MB

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