Upper Murrumbidgee Water Quality Measurements from 298 Sites, 2015-2024

2015-2024 monthly water quality measurements from 298 volunteer-monitored sites in the Upper Murrumbidgee River catchment. The dataset includes point locations and measurements for pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, phosphorus, nitrates, turbidity, and water temperature. It is produced by Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch, a community science program of the ACT Government.

Use Cases

• Modeling temporal trends in water quality parameters like pH and temperature across a catchment.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of nutrient pollution based on phosphorus and nitrate measurements.
• Correlating catchment health indicators like turbidity and dissolved oxygen with riparian condition.
• Assessing the impact of community science programs on environmental monitoring coverage.

Strengths

• Covers 298 distinct monitoring sites, providing broad spatial coverage.
• Includes a 9-year time series from 2015 to 2024 for longitudinal analysis.
• Data is linked to detailed annual methodology reports (CHIP reports).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch, a community science program under the ACT Government.

Collection Method

Data collected by volunteers following methods documented in annual Catchment Health Indicator Program (CHIP) reports.

Time Range

2015-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 02:58:54.143291; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Upper Murrumbidgee River catchment, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.