New South Wales Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Data from 2007 to 2024

Over 160 estuaries in New South Wales have been monitored for aquatic ecosystem condition since 2007. The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment's Estuaries and Catchments Team collected this data using a standard protocol updated in 2016. The compilation is used to develop and compare against NSW-specific water quality guideline values for various estuary types.

Use Cases

• Assessing estuary ecosystem health based on physico-chemical water quality indicators mentioned in the description
• Developing and validating region-specific water quality guidelines based on long-term monitoring data
• Tracking changes in aquatic condition over time for more than 160 estuaries
• Comparing observed water quality data against established NSW guideline values

Strengths

• Long-term monitoring spanning from 2007 to 2024
• Covers over 160 distinct estuaries in New South Wales
• Data collection follows a standardized protocol outlined in a 2016 report
• Used to develop NSW-specific guideline values for water quality indicators

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Collected by the Estuaries and Catchments Team using a standard monitoring protocol, most recently updated in 2016.

Time Range

2007 - 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 19:30:05.221050; freshness should be verified

Geography

Estuaries in New South Wales, Australia