Canning Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Data 2021-2022
by Rivers and Estuaries Science / Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions·Updated 4mo ago
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Description
2021-22 water quality data from the Swan Canning Estuary, collected by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. The data is used to assess system response to management actions and report against estuary water quality and phytoplankton targets. It has been utilized in government and academic investigations, including modeling.
Use Cases
Analyze water quality parameter trends to assess compliance with estuary water quality targets.
Model phytoplankton levels using collected monitoring data to evaluate potential system impacts.
Investigate system response to management actions by correlating interventions with water quality changes.
Strengths
Data collected by the authoritative government department (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions).
Publicly available via the Water Information Reporting portal under a CC BY-SA license.
Covers the specific 2021-2022 monitoring period for the Swan Canning Estuary.
Limitations
Specific column names, row counts, and sample data are unavailable, limiting immediate analytical understanding.
Data access requires navigating an external portal via a source link, adding a step to retrieval.
Provenance
Source
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), Rivers and Estuaries Science.
Collection Method
Routine monitoring program, data stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database.
Time Range
2021-2022
Freshness
Dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026.
Geography
Swan Canning Estuary and Lower Canning River, Western Australia.
Data must be accessed via the Water Information Reporting portal; the direct download link is not provided in this listing.