Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for Recreational Health, 2014–2015

Brisbane City Council monitors enterococci levels at 11 sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay to assess recreational water health risks. The dataset contains bi-monthly measurements in summer and monthly measurements in winter, with levels potentially elevated after heavy rainfall. Data is published by Brisbane City Council under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess public health risk for recreational water activities based on enterococci levels mentioned in the description.
• Analyze seasonal variation in microbial contamination based on bi-monthly summer and monthly winter monitoring.
• Correlate water quality degradation with rainfall events based on the description noting elevated levels after heavy rain.
• Monitor compliance with water quality standards for high-use recreational sites based on the 11 monitored locations.

Strengths

• Focuses on 11 specific high-use recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay.
• Provides temporal granularity with bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling.
• Published by a municipal authority (Brisbane City Council) with a clear public health purpose.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-06-28 15:07:53.426699; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Council monitoring of enterococci levels at designated sites.

Time Range

2014–2015

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia