Water quality indicators

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Proportion of monitoring sites in NSW with a Water Quality Index Rating of good, moderate and poor. The Water Quality Index measures the water quality condition of rivers in NSW. It compares monthly water quality results against a set of predetermined water quality targets to calculate a score between 1 and 100. A score of 100 represents a site in pristine condition, while a score of one is a very highly degraded site.

Data is collected by the DCCEEW Water Group and published in their Water Quality Reports.

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Title Water quality indicators
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence cc-by
Data Status active
Update Frequency annually
Landing Page https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/b112dd10-880f-4098-a392-cbfd0323aa10
Date Published 2025-07-21
Date Updated 2025-07-21
Contact Point NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Temporal Coverage 2013-06-30 - 2024-06-30
Geospatial Coverage New South Wales (NSW81093)
Jurisdiction NSW
Data Portal Data.NSW
Publisher/Agency NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water