Enterococci Monitoring in Brisbane Waterways for Recreational Health, 2013–2014

2013–2014 monitoring data of enterococci levels at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, collected by Brisbane City Council. The dataset tracks microbial contamination, with bi-monthly sampling in summer and monthly sampling in cooler winter months. High levels of enterococci, which can vary daily and increase after heavy rainfall, indicate health risks for primary water contact.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risk for recreational water activities based on enterococci levels.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in water quality based on bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling.
• Correlating water contamination spikes with rainfall events as mentioned in the description.
• Identifying high-risk recreational sites based on monitoring results from 11 locations.

Strengths

• Data covers 11 specific monitoring sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay.
• Sampling frequency is defined as bi-monthly in summer and monthly in cooler winter months.
• Dataset is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse with attribution.

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 only on Brisbane waterways.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Council monitoring of water quality at designated recreational sites.

Time Range

2013–2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:20:55.880857; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and sections of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia