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How much water does New Zealand have again? - Waiology

Waiology • Oct 06, 2011 •

• New Zealand,
• regions,
• Variability,
• water cycle

By Daniel Collins Today, Statistics NZ released a new assessment on the water accounts of the country. Back in June I distilled the previous 2005 assessment for you, and now here’s the update. The average amount of precipitation that falls on New Zealand each year, now based on data from 1995-2010, is 610,000 x 106 m3 — just … Read More

How much water does NZ have? - Waiology

Waiology • Jun 08, 2011 •

• New Zealand,
• regions,
• Variability,
• water cycle

By Daniel Collins The amount of water that falls on New Zealand each year is about 560,000 million m3. Lumped together as ‘precipitation’, this is mostly rain, but also snow, hail and even some graupel. That’s enough water to cover the country 2.1 metres deep, or to fill Lake Taupo over 9 times. More than most countries, but not … Read More