Waikato River Water Quality Monitoring Programme: Data Report 2010

Report: TR 2011/03
Author: Stuart Beard

Abstract

This report provides information on routine monthly monitoring of the Waikato River's water quality at 10 sites:

• Raw data is provided for 2010.
• Year 2010 summary data is tabulated by parameter for each location and reported with the median of the previous five years.
• Key parameter graphs show the average water quality for 2010 at each location, compared to results of the previous five years.
• Summary tables identify the number of samples meeting ‘satisfactory’ and ‘excellent’ water quality standards and guidelines.

Additional information on flow and datasonde deployments is provided in the appendices.  The effect of flow is important to assessing water quality and making comparisons between years.  Plots of deployments undertaken during 2010 showing the level of diurnal and seasonal variation at five Waikato River sites.