Keppel Bay: Physical and Biogeochemical Data for the Fitzroy Estuary System

The Fitzroy River delivers the second largest quantity of nutrients and sediments to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon after the Burdekin River. This dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network, last updated in 2026, focuses on the fate and impact of agricultural contaminants within the Fitzroy Estuary-Keppel Bay system. It was developed under the Fitzroy Agricultural Contaminants Project, part of the Coastal CRC.

Use Cases

• Modeling the transport and fate of agricultural contaminants based on described physical processes in the estuary.
• Assessing the impact of catchment-derived nutrients and sediments on near-shore reef ecosystems as mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the biogeochemical engineering of the Keppel Bay system to understand contaminant processing.
• Supporting coastal management decisions for the Great Barrier Reef lagoon based on the Fitzroy River discharge data.

Strengths

• Focuses on the Fitzroy River, which delivers the second largest quantity of materials to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
• Data is associated with a specific research project, the Fitzroy Agricultural Contaminants Project, providing context.
• Last updated on 2026-06-23, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely contains field measurements and modeling outputs from the Fitzroy Agricultural Contaminants Project (Coastal CRC).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 00:58:26.426940; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fitzroy Estuary and Keppel Bay system, adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, Australia.