Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan # Location Class Important Values Concerns Water Desired Quality Out- Classifi- come cation 35 Fault Lake High Bird habitat - wading Sedimentation. F M birds. Reduction in water Natural wetland. quality from adjacent Recreational area - nature landuse. watch, passive. 36 Possum Stream High Outstanding natural area. Land development and F M Swamp Bird habitat - fernbirds. drainage. Awatere Catchment 37 Source to Medium Bird habitat and passage - Low flows due to F, FS, CR M Estuary/ Mouth waterfowl, black shags, irrigation abstraction. pied stilts, black-fronted Stock pollution. terns, white faced herons, Reduction in water south island pied oyster quality from adjacent catcher. landuse. Limited fish habitat. Development of riparian Fishing dependant on margin. conditions - trout, eel, Low flows and whitebait. discolouration. Braided river habitat. 38 Estuary/ Mouth Medium Bird habitat - waders, Low flows and F, FS M waterfowl, wrybill plover, discolouration. banded dotterel, white Development of riparian and black fronted terns. margin. Fish habitat. Reduction in water Fishing - trout, eel, quality from adjacent whitebait. landuse. Recreation - nature watch. 39 Lake Jasper High Outstanding natural area - Land development and F, NS M raupo and flax vegetation. drainage. Bird habitat - mallard, Stock damage to riparian paradise shelduck, margin. shoveller, pukeko, grey Reduction in water teal, crake. quality from adjacent Recreational area - landuse, and maybe hunting. natural causes. 40 Lower Awatere Medium Higher water clarity than F, FS M Tributaries Awatere River. including: Black Limited fishing. Birch Stream, Fish habitat - endangered Blairich, Scrub Koaro in Ring Creek, non- Rough Creek and migratory galaxiids. Ring Creek, McRae River, Ises Significant areas of Stream indigenous vegetation. App A - 10