Namoi River IMEF Bloom Flushing Dataset: Phytoplankton and Water Quality (1998–1999)

Phytoplankton, water quality, and environmental monitoring data collected under the Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) program in the Namoi River system between November 1998 and September 1999. This dataset forms the primary empirical basis for Hohnberg (2000) and contains raw observations of algal abundance, water quality parameters, and site-based records from riverine and weir pool environments. It is published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cyanobacterial bloom dynamics based on algal abundance and taxa data mentioned in the description
• Modeling relationships between water quality parameters and environmental flows based on the monitoring program context
• Studying phytoplankton community changes in riverine and weir pool environments based on the site-based records

Strengths

• Data spans a defined 11-month period from November 1998 to September 1999
• Serves as the primary empirical basis for a cited academic study (Hohnberg, 2000)
• Contains raw observations of algal abundance, water quality, and site records

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Monitoring data collected under the Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) program

Time Range

November 1998 to September 1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-12 09:49:08.776031; freshness should be verified

Geography

Namoi River system, Australia