Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for Recreational Use, 2022–2023

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

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.
• Investigating the impact of rainfall events on microbial contamination as suggested by the description.
• 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 winter.
• Data is published by a municipal government authority (Brisbane City Council).

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 enterococci levels at designated recreational sites.

Time Range

2022–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:29:40.270808; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia