Enterococci Levels in Brisbane Waterways for Recreational Health Monitoring, 2021–2022

Brisbane City Council monitors microbial contamination at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. The dataset contains enterococci levels measured bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter during the 2021–2022 period. Results are used to inform public health risk and trigger warning signs when necessary.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risk for recreational water users based on reported enterococci levels.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in water quality based on the described bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling.
• Correlating water contamination with weather events based on the description that levels may be elevated after heavy rainfall.
• Monitoring compliance with water quality standards for designated recreational sites.

Strengths

• Data is collected from 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 has a clear public health purpose, linked to the placement of warning signs.

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 recreational sites.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Council monitoring of enterococci levels at recreational water sites.

Time Range

2021–2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 14:56:38.500141; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia