River water quality, raw observations, 2013-2017

These data are the raw river water quality observations used to calculate state and trends for the period ending 2017.

It contains ten parameters of water quality based on measurements made at monitored river sites:

  • Nitrate-nitrogen
  • Ammoniacal nitrogen
  • Ammoniacal nitrogen (adjusted)
  • Total nitrogen
  • Total phosphorus
  • Dissolved reactive phosphorus
  • Water clarity
  • Turbidity
  • Escherichia coli
  • Macroinvertebrate community index

More information on this dataset and how it relates to our environmental reporting indicators and topics can be found in the summary report available at www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/fresh-water/water-qua....

Note: This dataset has a large number of rows, which Microsoft Excel may not be able to fully open. A DBMS, statistical or GIS application is needed to view the entire dataset.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Theme
Author Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Email Ministry for the Environment
Source https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/105938-river-water-quality-raw-observations-2013-2017/
Source Created 2021-08-18T23:23:11.898523Z
Source Modified 2021-08-18T23:39:16.135671Z
Language English
Spatial
Source Identifier https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/105938-river-water-quality-raw-observations-2013-2017/
Dataset metadata created 2 September 2021, last updated 3 March 2025