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The Mangaterere River at State Highway 2 is located on the lower reaches of the Mangatarere Stream. The Mangatarere Stream catchment is situated in the foothills of the Tararua Range and flows east towards Carterton. This stream is a tributary of the Waiohine River, which in turn is a tributary of t...

This water quality site is located on the Mangatawhiri River at Lyons Road (Buckingham Bridge). The substrate at this site consists of cobbles and there can be extensive filamentous green algae growth during summer low flows. Riparian shade is generally provided by willows in the vici...

The Mangateitei Stream hugs the edges of Ohakune township along Moore Street before joining the Mangawhero River. The stream runs beneath a canopy of trees, providing beautiful shaded areas where locals enjoy a swim or walk. The water quality at this site is monitored weekly from November to April a...

The Mangatutu River at Walker Road is a water quality, flow and ecology site. The river is hard-bottomed with the river bed consisting of gravel at the monitoring site. The river banks have good riparian cover in the vicinity of the monitoring site.

The Manguika Stream at Te Awamutu Borough W/S Intake is a water quality and ecology site. The stream is hard-bottomed with the stream bed consisting of cobbles/boulders at the monitoring site. The stream banks have good riparian cover in the vicinity of the monitoring site.

Located south-west of Ohakune on Pakihi Road, this point of the Mangawhero River is valued as a locally significant trout fishery and as a trout spawning site.

This site on the Mangawhero River is valued as a regionally significant trout fishery. The Mangawhero catchment is also a priority zone for the implementation of the Sustainable landuse initiative.

The water quality site located on the Mangawhero Stream (Cambridge) is accessed via Cambridge-Ohaupo (Kaipaki) Road. The gully upstream of the monitoring site is overgrown with dense vegetation consisting of willows, poplars and exotic weeds. The sample is collected directly under the...

The water quality site located on the Mangawhero Stm (Kaihere) is accessed via Mangawara Road. The substrate consists of cobbles and gravel at this site. The riparian zone is dominated by manuka scrub with plantation forest cover further upstream.

Water quality here is generally safe for recreational activities, however bacterial contamination can occur, commonly after rainfall, as stormwater and rural run-off may contain human or animal effluent. Our investigations have identified sources of bacteria as ruminant (sheep/cows), avian (birds) a...

This site is in the lower catchment near the confluence with the Clutha River/Mata-Au at Alexandra. Water quality is generally good however during low flows and high summer temperatures filamentous algae growth can cover large areas of the river bed.  A significant water take at Galloway for irrigat...

The Maraetotara River at Te Awanga site is monitored for state of the environment water quality and ecology.