New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand
Description
This indicator measures the average percentage of streambed covered by fine sediment for areas of smooth, unbroken water in hard-bottomed, wadeable streams and rivers, at 215 sites across six regions assessed at least bi-monthly for two consecutive years between 2014 and 2019. More information on this dataset and how it relates to our environmental reporting indicators and topics can be found in the attached data quality pdf.
Source
Cawthron Institute via regional councils and unitary authorities