Brisbane Waterway Enterococci Monitoring Results for 2024–2025

2024–2025 monitoring results for enterococci bacteria levels at 11 recreational sites in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. Brisbane City Council collected this data bi-monthly in summer and monthly in winter to assess public health risks from microbial contamination. The dataset is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by the Brisbane City Council.

Use Cases

• Assess public health risks for recreational water users based on reported enterococci levels.
• Analyze seasonal variation in water contamination based on the described bi-monthly summer and monthly winter sampling schedule.
• Model the impact of rainfall events on water quality based on the description that levels may be elevated after heavy rain.
• Monitor compliance with water quality standards for recreational waterways based on the described monitoring program.

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, monitoring for enterococci to manage recreational risk.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Council monitoring of water quality at designated recreational sites.

Time Range

2024–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:29:54.501101; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia