Australian River Condition Scores from 13 Monitoring Sites
by Danswell Starrs / ACT Government Open Data·Updated 2mo ago
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Description
AUSRIVAS data contains O/E taxa scores for assessing river biological condition, collected by the ACT Government. Sampling occurs twice yearly (spring and autumn) at 13 monitoring locations. The dataset includes siteID, Site Name, Season, Year, and the calculated Score.
Use Cases
Analyze O/E taxa Score trends over Year and Season to detect long-term river health changes.
Compare biological condition across the 13 Site Name locations using the Score metric.
Model the relationship between environmental stressors and the O/E taxa Score deviation.
Strengths
Data is collected at a consistent biannual frequency (spring and autumn).
Covers 13 distinct monitoring locations maintained by the ACT Government.
Limitations
Sample data and column details are unavailable, hindering preliminary assessment of structure.
Geographic coverage is limited to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Provenance
Source
ACT Government Open Data, author Danswell Starrs.
Collection Method
River condition monitoring via the Australian River Assessment System (AUSRIVAS) program.
Time Range
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Freshness
Updated March 2026.
Geography
Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.
Site details are provided in a separate dataset; license is listed as 'other' and requires review.