Fresh water quality monitoring information
Waikato Regional Council measures water quality every month in the Waikato River, the Waipā River and in other rivers and streams in our region. Click on the links below to go directly to our graphs for technical information about each site we monitor.
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10 sites along the Waikato River.
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5 sites along the Waipā River. |
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100 river and stream sites within the region, including the Waipā, Piako, Waihou and Mokau rivers. |
Publications
You can read these recent publications about how Waikato Regional Council monitor water quality along the Waikato River and in our regional rivers.
Waikato River Water Quality Monitoring Programme: Data Report 2010
Regional Rivers Water Quality Monitoring Programme Data Report 2010
Environmental indicators
Our rivers and streams are influenced by the surrounding land uses and land management practices. Water quality is generally excellent in upland bush areas, but deteriorates markedly in urban and lowland farming areas.
Waikato Regional Council publishes the following environmental indicators concerning fresh water quality:
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Find out about trends in water quality along the Waikato River. |
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Find out about trends in water quality along the Waipā River. |
In your community
Schools
Waikato Regional Council provides two schools programmes on fresh water monitoring:
Rivers and us - for years 4 - 8
Stream sense - for years 9 - 13
Landcare groups
Waikato Regional Council works with landcare groups to implement monitoring programmes.
