This summary card presents the findings of sedimentation rate monitoring at a single site in the Hutt Estuary undertaken in January 2017. The sedimentation rate over the past seven years indicates slight erosion for six consecutive years followed by large deposition. Sediment oxygenation and mud content fall into the moderate risk category.

Keywords: Hutt River, Hutt Estuary, Wellington Harbour, sedimentation, environmental monitoring, mud content, sediment oxygenation