2007-2020 water quality data collected by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for over 160 estuaries. Monitoring follows standard protocols outlined in the NSW Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Program. The data supports the development of NSW-specific guideline values for physico-chemical indicators.
Use Cases
- Monitor aquatic ecosystem condition over time based on long-term monitoring data.
- Develop estuary-specific water quality guideline values based on physico-chemical indicators.
- Compare observed water quality data to established guidelines for condition assessment.
- Support the Marine Estate Management Strategy Implementation Plan based on the compiled database.
Strengths
- Data collection follows a standard monitoring protocol updated in 2016.
- Monitoring covers over 160 estuaries in NSW.
- Data spans a 13-year period from 2007 to 2020.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data currency is listed as 2020; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Collection Method
- Standard monitoring protocol outlined in 'Assessing estuary ecosystem health: Sampling, data analysis and reporting protocols.'
- Time Range
- 2007-2020
- Freshness
- Data currency is listed as 25/08/2020.
- Geography
- New South Wales, Australia