Extensive information about the Styx is contained in a wide range of documents. Some of these documents pre-date computer publishing technology. Every effort has been made to keep the file sizes to a minimum for downloading purposes. Original versions of most reports, are available at Christchurch City Libraries.
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| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
 (33.5 MB) |
Metal Concentrations in the Styx River Catchment 2007 - 2008 | Golder Associates |
| 2009 |
(6.30 MB) |
Biodiversity values and Management Recommendations for the Styx River Mouth Reserve, Lower Waimakariri Regional Park | P Grove Environment Canterbury |
| 2009 |
(33.5 MB) |
Styx River Sediment Study | Golder Associates |
| 2009 |
(4.43 MB) |
Terrestrial arthropod abundance and diversity at four reserves along the Styx River | K. Collins, A. Robinson Summer Students 2008/2009 |
| 2008 |
(96.6 MB) |
The Salt Marsh Plants of Brooklands Lagoon, An Identification Guide | G. Worner Royal Society Teacher Fellow 2008 |
| 2008 |
(5.88 MB) |
Spatial Distribution of Aquatic Invertebrates, Styx River, Smacks Creek & Upstream of Styx Mill Conservation Reserve | K. Collins Summer Student 2007/2008 |
| 2007 |
(748 KB) |
Avon-Heathcote Estuary (Ihutai): Palaeoenvironmental Changes Project | NIWA CHC2007-026 |
| 2007 |
(234 KB) |
Aquatic plants in Christchurch River Systems | W.van den Ende Teacher Fellow 2007 T. Partridge |
| 2007 |
(3.56 MB) |
Spring Habitats in the Styx River Catchment, Community Monitoring of Priority Conservation Spring Sites |
J. Zolhoefer Elliot Sinclair & Partners Ltd |
| 2007 |
(3.45 MB) |
Styx Mill Conservation Reserve Invertebrate Assessment | R. MacFarlane Christchurch City Council |
| 2007 |
(9.87 MB) |
The Effectiveness of Restoring the Radcliffe Road Drain, a Comparison with the Styx River | G. Coleman Summer Student 2006/2007 |
| 2006 |
(11.1 MB) |
Redwood Spring, Ecological Values, Safety Analysis, Community Flow Monitoring and Long Term Protection | J. Zollhoefer Christchurch City Council |
| 2005 |
(773 KB) |
Styx River Purakaunui Natural Asset Condition Report | M. Tippelskirch P Hayward Christchurch City Council |
| 2005 |
(619 KB) |
Inanga Spawning on the Lower Styx River | M. Taylor AEL |
| 2004 |
(1.36 MB) |
Styx Esplanade Reserve adjacent to Redwood Springs Residential Development Consultation Brochure | Greenspace Unit Christchurch City Council |
| 2004 |
(642 KB) |
The Aquatic Ecology of the Upper Kaputone Stream and the Effects of Reduced Flows | M. Taylor AEL S. McMurtrie EOS Ecology |
| 2004 |
(710 KB) |
Smacks Creek Esplanade Reserve Consultation Brochure | Greenspace Unit, Christchurch City Council |
| 2004 |
(520 KB) |
Vegetation & Landscape Potential Styx River Catchment, Christchurch | C. Meurk Christchurch City Council |
| 2003 |
(294 KB) |
A Botanical Assessment and Weed Plan for the Styx River Banks between Spencerville Road and Earlham Street | K. McCombs Christchurch City Council |
| 2003 |
(3.39 MB) |
Styx Mill Conservation Reserve Consultation Brochure | Greenspace Unit Christchurch City Council |
| 2003 |
(1005 KB) |
Weed Plan for Styx Mill Conservation Reserve | K. McCombs Christchurch City Council |
| 2002 |
(724 KB) |
The Waterway along Regents Park Drive; A Consideration of its Ecology and Habitat Access | M. Taylor AEL |
| 2002 |
(360 KB) |
John Sheppard Recollections | J. Sheppard |
| 2000 |
(536 KB) |
A consideration of aspects of the Styx River Ecology, and its Implications for Whole River Management | NIWA CHC00/34 |
| 1999 |
(483 KB) |
Fish and Invertebrate Values of the Styx River Catchment: a Stratgeic Review | NIWA CHC99/47 |
| 1999 |
(513 KB) |
Weeds at Brooklands Lagoon | K. McCombs Christchurch City Council |
| 1998 |
(644 KB) |
Changes in Riparian Vegetation along the Avon, Heatcote and Styx Rivers 1992/93 - 1996/97 |
K. McCombs Christchurch City Council |
| 1997 |
(294 KB) |
Gibsons Stream, Biological Habitat Assessment Survey | S. McMurtrie, J. Milne Christchurch City Council |
| 1997 |
(242 KB) |
Smacks Creek, Biological Habitat Assessment Survey | S. McMurtrie, J Milne Christchurch City Council |
| 1995 |
(1.97 MB) |
Janet Stewart Reserve Consultation Brochure | Water Services Unit Christchurch City Council |
| 1993 |
(303 KB) |
A Biological Re-evaluation of the Kaputone Stream | L .Voyce, M. Wilson, J. Robb Christchurch City Council |
| 1993 |
(716 KB) |
Sedimentation in the Styx River Catchment and Brooklands Lagoon | NIWA |
| 1993 |
(1.81 MB) |
Lower Styx Road Revegetation Project Consultation Brochure | Water Services Unit Christchurch City Council |
| 1990 |
(909 KB) |
Styx River Issues and Options Report | Christchurch City Council |
| 1989 |
(836 KB) |
A Biological Survey of the Styx River Catchment | Christchurch Drainage Board |
| 1988 |
(1.21 MB) |
Confirmed and Faecal Coliform Bacteria in Cockles (Chone stutchburyi) in Estuaries near Christchurch, New Zealand | Christchurch Drainage Board |