Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Levels for Recreational Health Monitoring, 2017-2018

Brisbane City Council monitors microbial contamination at 11 sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. The dataset contains enterococci levels measured bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter to assess public health risk for recreational water users. Data is published by Brisbane City Council under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assess public health risk for swimmers based on enterococci levels mentioned in the description
• Model water quality variability after rainfall events based on the description of elevated levels post-storm
• Analyze seasonal patterns in microbial contamination based on the described bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling

Strengths

• Focuses on 11 specific monitoring sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay
• Sampling frequency is described as bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter
• Data is provided by a municipal authority (Brisbane City Council) for public health purposes

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 15:10:18.700168; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Council monitoring of enterococci levels at designated recreational sites

Time Range

2017–2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:10:18.700168

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia