Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for 2012-2013

Brisbane City Council monitors enterococci levels at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. The dataset contains bi-monthly measurements in summer and monthly measurements in winter for the 2012-2013 period. High levels of enterococci, which can vary daily and increase after rainfall, indicate potential health risks for primary water contact.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risk for recreational water activities based on enterococci levels.
• Analyzing seasonal patterns of microbial contamination from bi-monthly summer and monthly winter monitoring.
• Investigating the impact of rainfall events on water quality based on the description that levels may be elevated after heavy rain.
• Identifying high-risk recreational sites among the 11 monitored locations in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay.

Strengths

• Data is collected by a municipal authority (Brisbane City Council) for public health oversight.
• Monitoring covers 11 specific recreational sites, providing spatial granularity.
• Sampling frequency is defined as bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter, indicating a structured temporal design.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is described in HTML format, which may not be optimal for direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council ([email protected])

Collection Method

Council monitoring of enterococci levels at designated recreational sites.

Time Range

2012–2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 14:41:33.391602; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia