Western Australia Water Monitoring Site Attributes

A list of monitoring locations for surface water and groundwater data collection in Western Australia. The dataset provides summary-level attribute information for each site to support water resource assessment and management. It does not include detailed measurement data.

Use Cases

• Map monitoring site locations for surface water and groundwater to visualize spatial coverage of the state's water network.
• Analyze site attribute summaries to identify gaps in monitoring coverage for specific water types like rivers, lakes, or wetlands.
• Use site information as a spatial index to link with detailed measurement data from external systems like the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER).
• Covers multiple water types including surface water, groundwater, rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
• Offers data in multiple geospatial formats (WFS, GEOJSON, SHP) for integration with GIS tools.

Limitations

• Contains only summary-level site attributes, excluding actual water quality, quantity, or bore measurement data.
• Detailed data requires access to a separate external system (Water Information Reporting system), creating a dependency.
• The dataset's completeness for all available monitoring sites is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)

Collection Method

Compiled from state water monitoring programs.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia, Australia