SWAMP: NSW River Water Quality Monitoring Locations Since 2007

Since 2007, the NSW State Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP) has collected monthly water quality data from approximately 140 sites across 13 regions. The dataset contains point features depicting these monitoring locations, managed by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. It supports state-wide river condition and trend reporting.

Use Cases

• Assess ambient river water quality based on parameters like electrical conductivity, temperature, turbidity, and pH mentioned in the description
• Report river condition and trends based on the long-term, statistically robust data collection framework
• Measure compliance with state and national water quality guidelines and standards based on the program's objectives
• Update the River Condition Index and Water Quality Index based on the target values for unique water quality zones

Strengths

• Operates on a monthly collection schedule since 2007, providing long-term temporal coverage
• Covers approximately 140 sites across 13 different regions in NSW, offering spatial breadth
• Explicitly designed to provide high quality, statistically robust data for reporting

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on NSW, Australia

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

State-wide program to collect, analyse and report water quality in NSW rivers on a monthly basis

Time Range

2007 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 17 15:21:10.565286; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales, Australia, across 13 regions