draft revised kaihu river management plan - Northland Regional ...

Northland Regional CouncilTABLE OF CONTENTS1. Objective ...............................................................................................................- 2 -2. Description of Kaihu River.....................................................................................- 2 -2.1. The Lower Sections - Section 1 - 2 .......................................................................- 3 -2.2. Parore to Rotu - Section 3.....................................................................................- 3 -2.3. Narrow Floodplain - Section 4...............................................................................- 3 -2.4. Poplar Trees - Section 5 .......................................................................................- 4 -2.5. Trapped Gravels - Section 6 .................................................................................- 4 -3. River Maintenance Plan ........................................................................................- 4 -3.1. Spray Ricegrass....................................................................................................- 4 -3.2. Machine Clean ......................................................................................................- 4 -3.3. Clean Inside Bends ...............................................................................................- 5 -3.4. Spray Willows........................................................................................................- 5 -3.5. Remove Fallen Debris That Dam The River .........................................................- 5 -3.6. Gravel Management..............................................................................................- 5 -3.7. River Cross Section Survey ..................................................................................- 6 -4. Proposed Annual Work Programme and Indicative Costings ...............................- 6 -Reference:.......................................................................................................................13Kaihu River Maintenance Plan 2010-2016 - 1 -