Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for Recreational Health, 2023–2024

2023–2024 monitoring results for enterococci bacteria levels at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, published by Brisbane City Council. The data is collected bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter to assess public health risks from microbial contamination. High levels of enterococci, which can increase after heavy rainfall, indicate potential health risks for primary water contact.

Use Cases

• Assessing public health risk for recreational water activities based on enterococci levels mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in microbial contamination based on the described bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling.
• Correlating water quality degradation with rainfall events based on the description noting elevated levels after heavy rain.
• Identifying high-risk recreational sites for targeted monitoring and signage based on the 11 monitored locations.

Strengths

• Data covers 11 specific recreational water monitoring sites.
• Sampling frequency is defined as bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter.
• Dataset has a clear public health purpose for managing recreational water risk.

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

2023–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:15:36.361442; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia