Kyle Stream Assessment
Summary of report findings
The Kyle Stream catchment has only recently started to be developed from rural to residential landuse. The predominantly rural landuse is expected to change to predominantly residential over the next 50 years.
Documents
Kyle Stream report PDF 
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Kyle Stream maps (PDFs)
Links
North Shore stream assessments overview page
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| Length |
7.5km |
|
| Size Of Catchment | 270ha | |
| Vegetation Cover | 42% | |
| Imperviousness | 6.4% | |
| District Plan Land Use | Recreation | 1% (2ha) |
| Residential | 45% (121ha) | |
| Road | 6% (17ha) | |
| Special Purpose | 29% (77ha) | |
| Rural | 18% (40ha) | |
| Recreational Use | Low | |
| Receiving Environment | Lucas Creek Estuary | |
| Substrate | Predominantly silt/mud | |
| Natural Wetlands | 0 | |
| Artificial Wetlands | 6 | |
| Periphyton | Generally acceptable or good, but some areas with excessive growth | |
| Macrophytes | Generally good but some excessive growth in two tributaries and the lower main channel | |
| Macroinvertebrates | Moderate number of taxa and high MCI score | |
| Fish | 7 species of native fish plus koura | |
| Potential Man-Made Barriers to Fish Passage to Upstream Habitat | 12 (plus three natural) | |
| Channel Modification | 75% bank lining of Tributary 8, 60% piping of Tributary 9, otherwise limited | |
| Erosion around Structures | 3 with slight erosion, 2 with moderate and 1 with severe | |
| Bank Erosion | Slight to moderate in most areas but severe in some tributaries | |
| Temperature | No information | |
| Suspended Solids, Turbidity And Visual Clarity |
Clarity 0.2m to 0.58m |
|
| Oxygen and Oxygen Demand | No information | |
| Nutrients | 0.05 g/m3 ammonia | |
| Contaminants | No information | |
| Bacteria and Pathogens | No information | |
| Sediment Quality | No information | |
| Debris |
Relatively low |
|
| Stream Grouping | Group 2, High value low disturbance | 62% |
| Group 3a, Urban semi-modified | 30% | |
| Group 3b, Urban modified | - | |
| Group 4, Concrete lined channel | 1 | |
| Group 5, Piped section | 7 | |