Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan # Location Class Important Values Concerns Water Desired Quality Out- Classifi- come cation Wairau Catchment 5 Rainbow River High Trout and salmon Out of stream use during F, FS, AE M downstream to spawning. low flows. Rainbow/ Wairau Recreational area - Flow modification. River Confluence tramping and hunting. Outstanding natural landscape. Fishing - trout. Native biodiversity - 6 fish species. 6 Alpine Zone of High Outstanding natural Flow modification. F, FS, AE M Wairau landscape. Tributaries Recreational area - tramping and hunting. 7 Upper Wairau High Trout spawning, non- Out of stream use during F, NS, FS M River Tributaries migratory galaxiids. low flows. excluding Upper Outstanding natural Flow modification. Six Mile Creek landscape. basin and Recreational area - Rainbow Skifield tramping, hunting, skiing. 8 Ski-field Zone High Rainbow Ski-field Flow modification. NS M development. Discharges. 9 Branch River, High Fishing - trout. Instream barriers to fish F, AE, FS, M Leatham River, Fish habitat - trout passage. CR Argyle Lake and spawning. Low flows due to out of Enchanted Recreational area - stream use. Stream tramping, mountain Flow modification. biking, canoeing and hunting. Native biodiversity - threatened koaro, 6 species. Outstanding natural landscape. 10 Waihopai River Medium Trout spawning habitat. Instream barriers to fish F, CR, FS M Recreational area - passage. rafting, canoeing, Low flows due to out of swimming and passive. stream use. Limited fishing - trout. Native biodiversity - 6 species. Braided river habitat. App A - 4