Coastal Creek Nutrient and Primary Production Data for Keppel Bay

Geoscience Australia Data compiled a report augmenting limited Queensland EPA water quality data for coastal creeks feeding into Keppel Bay. The work was conducted under the Fitzroy agricultural contaminants project and Coastal CRC, leading to a conceptual model of interacting processes. This consolidated dataset serves as a starting point for quantifying the role of coastal creeks in the bay's biogeochemistry.

Use Cases

• Modeling nutrient fluxes into coastal bays based on water quality parameters mentioned in the description
• Analyzing pelagic primary production dynamics in coastal creek systems
• Developing conceptual models of interacting biogeochemical processes in agricultural catchments
• Augmenting baseline environmental monitoring data for regulatory or conservation purposes

Strengths

• Data augments prior limited water quality monitoring by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
• Analysis led to the development of a conceptual model reflecting interacting biogeochemical processes.
• Dataset was consolidated under the auspices of the Coastal CRC and a specific agricultural contaminants project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data files are in PDF and HTML report formats, which may require extraction for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, likely in collaboration with Queensland Environmental Protection Agency and Coastal CRC.

Collection Method

Investigations and data acquisition within the Fitzroy agricultural contaminants project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:04:34.919941; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coastal creeks delivering into Keppel Bay, Australia.