Project 25: On-Farm Water Quality Monitoring in Great Barrier Reef Catchments, 2016-2018

A 2016-2018 project combined hotspot pollutant mapping with real-time water quality monitoring in sugarcane catchments feeding the Great Barrier Reef. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this data, which links specific on-farm agricultural practices to sub-catchment water quality measurements. It employed both scientific and citizen science monitoring approaches to create feedback loops for farmers.

Use Cases

• Modeling pollutant runoff from agricultural 'hotspots' based on spatial prioritization mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the effectiveness of specific on-farm practices based on linked water quality feedback loops.
• Evaluating real-time monitoring technologies for agricultural water quality management.
• Studying the integration of citizen science data with traditional scientific monitoring in environmental projects.

Strengths

• Project focuses on highest priority catchments to achieve maximum benefits for Great Barrier Reef health.
• Employs a dual monitoring approach combining scientific and citizen science methods.

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 the specific Russel/Mulgrave catchment study area.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Combined hotspot identification, sub-catchment monitoring, and targeted farmer interaction activities.

Time Range

2016-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 15:29:07.060622; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Russel/Mulgrave sugarcane catchment, Great Barrier Reef region, Australia