Kalae Loa, Oÿahu - Atlas of Hawaiian Watersheds

Kalae Loa, Oÿahu
DAR Watershed Code: 34024
Kalae Loa, Oÿahu
WATERSHED FEATURES
Kalae Loa watershed occurs on the island of Oÿahu. The Hawaiian meaning of the name is “the
long point”. The area of the watershed is 10.1 square mi (26 square km), with maximum
elevation of 2441 ft (744 m). The watershed's DAR cluster code is not yet determined. The
percent of the watershed in the different land use districts is as follows: 19.3% agricultural,
1.2% conservation, 0% rural, and 79.5% urban.
Land Stewardship: Percentage of the land in the watershed managed or controlled by the
corresponding agency or entity. Note that this is not necessarily ownership.
Military Federal State
1.5
0.0
0.0
OHA
0.0
County Nature Conservancy Other Private
0.0
0.0
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Land Management Status: Percentage of the watershed in the categories of biodiversity
protection and management created by the Hawaii GAP program.
Permanent Biodiversity
Protection
0.0
Managed for Multiple
Uses
0.0
Protected but
Unmanaged
1.5
Unprotected
98.5
Land Use: Areas of the various categories of land use. These data are based on NOAA CCAP remote sensing project.
Percent
Square mi
Square km
High Intensity Developed
14.8
1.49
3.86
Low Intensity Developed
10.6
1.07
2.76
Cultivated
0.0
0.00
0.00
Grassland
24.3
2.44
6.33
Scrub/Shrub
31.6
3.18
8.24
Evergreen Forest
0.9
0.09
0.23
Palustrine Forested
0.0
0.00
0.00
Palustrine Scrub/Shrub
0.0
0.00
0.00
Palustrine Emergent
0.0
0.00
0.00
Estuarine Forested
0.0
0.00
0.00
Bare Land
14.3
1.43
3.71
Unconsolidated Shoreline
0.1
0.01
0.02
Water
3.4
0.34
0.89
Unclassified
0.0
0.00
0.00
STREAM FEATURES
Kalae Loa is a non-perennial stream. Total stream length is 17.7 mi (28.5 km). The terminal
stream order is 2.
Reach Type Percentages: The percentage of the stream's channel length in each of the
reach type categories.
Estuary
Lower
Middle
0.0
11.8
49.7
Upper Headwaters
38.5
0.0
The following stream(s) occur in the watershed:
Awanui
Pälailai
Barbers Point
Ko Olina
Ko Olina
Makaïwa
BIOTIC SAMPLING EFFORT
Biotic samples were gathered in the following year(s):
1962
Distribution of Biotic Sampling: The number of survey locations that were sampled in the
various reach types.
Survey type
Reservoir
Estuary
Lower
Middle
Upper
Headwaters
0
0
2
0
0
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BIOTA INFORMATION
Introduced Species
Fish
Carassius auratus
Tilapia sp.
unidentified cyprinid
Species found in Impoundments
Fish
Carassius auratus
Tilapia sp.
unidentified cyprinid
Species Distributions: Presence (P) of species in different stream reaches.
Scientific Name
Status
Estuary
Lower
Middle Upper Headwaters
Carassius auratus
Introduced
P
Tilapia sp.
Introduced
P
unidentified cyprinid
Introduced
P
HISTORIC RANKINGS
Historic Rankings: These are rankings of streams from historical studies. "Yes" means
the stream was considered worthy of protection by that method. Some methods include
non-biotic data in their determination. See Atlas Key for details.
Multi-Attribute Prioritization of Streams - Potential Heritage Streams (1998): No
Hawaii Stream Assessment Rank (1990): not ranked
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service High Quality Stream (1988): No
The Nature Conservancy- Priority Aquatic Sites (1985): No
National Park Service - Nationwide Rivers Inventory (1982): No
Current DAR Decision Rule Status: The following criteria are used by DAR to consider
the biotic importance of streams. "Yes" means that watershed has that quality.
Native Insect Diversity
> 19 spp.
No
Abundance of Any
Native Species
No
Native Macrofauna
Diversity > 5 spp.
No
Presence of Candidate
Endangered Species
No
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Absence of Priority 1
Introduced
Yes
Endangered Newcomb's
Snail Habitat
No
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REFERENCES
2008. Hawaiÿi Division of Aquatic Resources. Impoundment Surveys in DAR Aquatic
Surveys Database.
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