WQ Swamp Monitoring Locations NSW: Water Quality Sites Across 13 Regions

New South Wales, Australia, hosts approximately 140 monthly water quality monitoring sites across 13 regions. The dataset contains point features for the State Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP), which has operated since 2007. It is published by Spatial Services (DCS) and is used for annual reporting and indices like the River Condition Index.

Use Cases

• Mapping water quality monitoring network coverage based on the geospatial point features.
• Analyzing long-term river condition trends based on the program's monthly data collection since 2007.
• Assessing compliance with water quality guidelines based on parameters like electrical conductivity, pH, and nutrients.
• Supporting water sharing plan risk assessments based on the provided River Condition Index target values.

Strengths

• Program has operated since 2007, providing a long-term time series.
• Collects data from approximately 140 sites on a monthly basis.
• Covers 13 different regions within New South Wales, offering broad spatial coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), NSW Government

Collection Method

State-wide monitoring program collecting, analyzing, and reporting water quality data.

Time Range

2007 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 16:57:40.313586; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia