Note: this dataset description is metadata (data about data) which describes the actual dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 1
ANZLIC unique identifier: ANZSA0001027015
Title: Ambient Water Quality Monitoring of the Port River Estuary
Custodian: EPA
Jurisdiction: South Australia
An ambient water quality programme designed to provide a long term assessment of water quality in the Port Adeaide River estuary.
- WATER
- WATER Quality
- WATER Quality Monitoring
- WATER Rivers
- Geographic extent name:
- South Australia,South Australia,SA - General
- Geographic extent polygon:
- 129 -38.5, 141 -38.5, 141 -26, 129 -26, 129 -38.5
Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate)
Geographic bounding box:
The bounding box encloses the maximum extents of the dataset. There may be voids or gaps within the bounding box, depending on the defined coverage of the dataset. Outer bounding rectangle as Latitude/Longitude coordinates based on the WGS84 datum (expressed as both Degrees Minutes Seconds and as decimal Degrees):
- North bounding latitude: 26 00 00.0 S (-26)
- South bounding latitude: 38 30 00.0 S (-38.5)
- East bounding longitude: 141 00 00.0 E (141)
- West bounding longitude: 129 00 00.0 E (129)
Lineage:
Monthly smaples are collected in the Port River, Barker Inlet, Angus Inlet, North Arm, Inner Harbour and Outer Harbour and analysed for nuutrients, chlorophyll, heavy metals, microbio0logical indicators of faecal contamination, water clarity or turbidity and salinity.
Positional accuracy:
+-50m
Attribute accuracy:
dependent on quality control in the lab
Logical consistency:
good
Completeness:
complete
State of the Environment (SOE) Data Inventory
This dataset description complies with ANZLIC Core Metadata Guidelines Version 1 and XML DTD ANZMETA 1.1 (metadata validation date: 2002-06-04)