Montagu River Estuary Water Quality and Ecological Indicators

Six key estuaries in North-West Tasmania were monitored using a program developed by Crawford and White (2006). The data for the Montagu River includes water column and sediment measurements such as salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a. This record is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess estuarine condition based on water quality indicators like salinity and dissolved oxygen
• Model nutrient dynamics based on measurements of nitrate, nitrite, and phosphorus
• Analyze sediment health based on macroinvertebrate community structure data
• Monitor ecological changes using chlorophyll a levels in water and sediments

Strengths

• Implements a defined monitoring program developed by Crawford and White (2006)
• Covers multiple indicator types including water column and sediment measurements
• Data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized authority

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Monitoring program implementation based on Crawford and White (2006) methodology

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 19:21:48.590438; freshness should be verified

Geography

Montagu River estuary in North-West Tasmania, Australia