Port Curtis Water Quality Monitoring Across 54 Sites

PCIMP monitors water quality across 15 sampling zones and 54 sites in Port Curtis, from the Narrows to Colosseum Inlet. Water is sampled quarterly for physiochemical parameters measured in situ and nutrients and metals analyzed in a NATA-accredited laboratory. The program includes sites within State and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zones.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal water quality trends based on quarterly sampling.
• Assess spatial pollution gradients based on measurements across 54 sites.
• Model nutrient and metal concentrations based on laboratory analysis results.
• Monitor compliance with marine park water quality standards based on data from protected zones.

Strengths

• Data quality is assured by analyzing duplicate and triplicate samples from a number of sites.
• Laboratory analysis is performed by a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory.
• Monitoring covers 54 water sites across 15 distinct sampling zones.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Quarterly in-situ water sampling and laboratory analysis.

Time Range

Samples collected quarterly in March, June, September, December.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 20:17:42.334856; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port Curtis, Australia, from the Narrows in the north to Colosseum Inlet in the south.