Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for Recreational Health, 2018-2019

Brisbane City Council monitors microbial contamination at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. Enterococci levels are measured bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter to assess public health risks, which can increase after heavy rainfall. This dataset from 2018-2019 is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license to inform waterway safety.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risks for recreational water activities based on enterococci levels.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in microbial contamination based on bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling.
• Correlating water quality degradation with rainfall events mentioned in the description.
• Monitoring long-term trends in waterway health at 11 specific recreational sites.

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 winter.
• Dataset has a clear public health purpose for recreational safety monitoring.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-06-28.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council ([email protected])

Collection Method

Council monitoring of enterococci levels at designated recreational sites.

Time Range

2018–2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:29:19.827487; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

Brisbane River and sections of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia