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Summer dissolved oxygen conditions in six streams in the Waihou catchment, 2009

TR 2014/11
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Report: TR 2014/11

Author: Paul Franklin, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd

About this report

In small streams that are heavily abstracted, reduced flows can result in slower velocities in the lower reaches and amplify the nocturnal sag in dissolved oxygen (DO) levels associated with the dense macrophytes commonly present. Currently, little is known about the extent of these water quality impacts on fish or whether fish migration and/or habitat in small streams is compromised.

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Summer dissolved oxygen conditions in six streams in the Waihou catchment, 2009 [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Contents
  Executive summary
1 Introduction
2 Monitoring sites
2.1 Site descriptions
2.2 Methodology
2.3 Data analysis
3 Results
3.1 Flows
3.2 Dissolved oxygen
4 Discussion
5 Conclusion
6 References