Keppel Bay and Casuarina Creek Water Column and Sediment Biogeochemistry

Two dry-season surveys of Keppel Bay and Casuarina Creek in tropical northern Australia. The dataset includes biogeochemical properties of the water column and underlying sediments, compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The report was last updated on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment and nutrient pathways based on water column and sediment property observations.
• Assessing the impact of agricultural runoff on coastal water quality based on biogeochemical data.
• Zoning estuarine environments for primary production and sediment dynamics based on preliminary zonation concepts.

Strengths

• Report structure includes 17 detailed sections covering aims, methods, results, and discussion.
• Focus on a macrotidal estuary facing ecological change provides a specific research context.
• Data is associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, suggesting an institutional source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-06-27.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field surveys including water column sampling, sediment coring, and bottle incubations.

Time Range

Dry season (specific years unknown)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 21:40:25.412604

Geography

Keppel Bay and Casuarina Creek, Fitzroy Estuary, tropical northern Queensland, Australia