Ambient estuarine water quality monitoring data - 1993 to 2013

Monthly chemical, physical and biological water column profile data at 88 sites in tidal rivers, streams and inshore waters of Central Queensland from samples and in situ measurements. Monitoring department: DSITIA and predecessor organisations Monitoring program name: Central Queensland Ambient Monitoring program design: National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS), Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting (ANZECC & ARMCANZ 2000) Monitoring protocols: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (2009) Monitoring and Sampling Manual 2009 Monitoring methods: American Public Health Association (APHA) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) (1998) Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater Monitoring frequency: Monthly Monitoring platform: Drifting boat Monitored water body: Tidal Estuary Monitored location: Mid stream or mid channel at routine sites and regular depths Monitored tidal condition: Mid to falling tide Data format: Comma separated text Data missing or not monitored: Blank cell Data resolution: Monitoring site, Monitoring date, Monitoring water depth Data quality: Data results are best available and comply with all documented methods Data format for each parameter: Data qualifier text field and may contain a "less than" symbol, "greater than" symbol or blank cell. Data numerical value Monitoring site ID: A 13 character ID code unique for each DSITIA monitoring site Monitoring site description: Description detail that may include distance to a river mouth Monitoring site latitude: Latitude as decimal degrees in GDA94 datum Monitoring site longitude: Longitude as decimal degrees in GDA94 datum Monitoring date: Date of the monitoring survey in DD/MM/YYYY format Monitoring time: Time of the monitoring survey at a site as HHMMSS in 24h format Monitoring water depth: Depth below the water surface with 0.2m the near surface depth Secchi depth (m): Surface measurement Chlorophyll-a (ug/L): Surface algal biomass samples collected at 0.2m depth Physiochemical parameters: in situ physiochemical profile measurements start at a depth of 0.2m near the water surface and the water column profile is monitored at regular 2m intervals plus the last available depth greater than 0.5m above the bottom Dissolved Oxygen concentration (mg/L) Dissolved Oxygen % saturation (%) pH Salinity (PSU) Specific Conductance at 25 deg C (mS/cm) Temperature (°C) Turbidity (NTU) Surface nutrient parameters: samples collected at 0.2m depth Ammonia as N (mg/L) Organic Nitrogen as N (mg/L) Nitrogen Oxides as N (mg/L) Total Nitrogen as N (mg/L) Filterable Reactive Phosphorus as P (mg/L) Total Phosphorus as P (mg/L) Files (slice {"file": url}): - Fitzroy River (Drainage basin 130) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0020/94115/qwd-cqa-basin-130-fitzroy-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Calliope River and anabranch (Basin 132) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0021/94116/qwd-cqa-basin-132-calliope-river-and-anabranch-1993-to-2013.csv - Boyne River and South Trees Inlet (Basin 133) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0022/94117/qwd-cqa-basin-133-boyne-river-south-trees-inlet-1993-to-2013.csv - Baffle Creek (Drainage basin 134) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0023/94118/qwd-cqa-basin-134-baffle-creek-1993-to-2013.csv - Kolan River (Drainage basin 135) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0024/94119/qwd-cqa-basin-135-kolan-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Burnett River (Drainage basin 136) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0016/94120/qwd-cqa-basin-136-burnett-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Burrum River (Drainage basin 137) (csv): http://ehp.qld.gov.au/data-sets/water-quality/qwd-cqa-basin-137-burrum-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Isis River (Drainage basin 137) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0019/94123/qwd-cqa-basin-137-isis-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Gregory River (Drainage basin 137) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0018/94122/qwd-cqa-basin-137-gregory-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Mary River (Drainage basin 138) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0021/94125/qwd-cqa-basin-138-mary-river-1993-to-2013.csv - Great Sandy Straits and Hervey Bay (Drainage basin 138) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0020/94124/qwd-cqa-basin-138-gss-hervey-bay-1993-to-2013.csv - Tin Can Inlet & Snapper Creek (Drainage basin 140) (csv): https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0022/94126/qwd-cqa-basin-140-tin-can-inlet-snapper-creek-1993-to-2013.csv

Cite as: Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Ambient estuarine water quality monitoring data - 1993 to 2013. https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ambient-estuarine-water-quality-monitoring-data-1993-to-2013