Swan Canning Estuary Water Quality Monitoring 2024-25

Rivers and Estuaries Science at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions conducts routine water quality monitoring in the Swan Canning Estuary. The data informs management actions, assesses system response, and reports against water quality targets and phytoplankton trigger levels.

Use Cases

• Model estuary condition and response using water quality targets and phytoplankton trigger level data
• Assess system response to management actions by analyzing water quality parameter trends
• Report against established water quality targets for the Swan Canning Estuary

Strengths

• Data is produced by a government science unit for official management and reporting
• Data has been utilized in numerous investigations and modeling by government and tertiary institutions
• Publicly available via a dedicated Water Information Reporting portal

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and data formats are not provided in the metadata
• The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to the 2024-25 monitoring period

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Rivers and Estuaries Science

Collection Method

Routine monitoring program, data stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database

Time Range

2024-25

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Swan Canning Estuary, from Lower Swan to Upper Swan Estuary