Water Quality Monitoring
Under the Queensland Government Regional NRM Investment Program (EHP Critical Programs: Surat and Galilee Basins Water Quality Monitoring Program) Desert Channels Queensland has undertaken water quality monitoring on behalf of Southern Gulf Catchments and North Queensland Dry Tropics, from January to July 2013, at the following sites:
| River Basin | Site name | Coordinates | Gauge No.* | No. of times sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flinders | Porcupine Creek at “Mt Emu Plains” | -20.17752, 144.52325 | 915011A | 8 |
| Flinders River at Glendower Crossing | -20.756461, 144.482191 | 915015A | 3 | |
| Flinders River at “Etta Plains” | -19.736223, 141.255460 | 915012A | 8 | |
| Burdekin | Burdekin River at Sellheim | -20.006327, 146.438191 | 120002C | 4 |
| Cape River at Pentland | -20.47614, 145.47501 | 120307A | 1 | |
| Campaspe River at Egera Road | -20.73306, 146.27944 | – | 8 | |
| Belyando River at Gregory Development Road (Belyando Crossing) | -21.53311, 146.85965 | 120301B | 8 | |
| Mistake Creek at “Twin Hills” | -21.95652, 146.94219 | 120309A | 8 | |
| Native Companion Creek at “Violet Grove” | -23.57571, 146.67435 | 120305A | 8 | |
| Sandy Creek at Degulla Road | -22.95193, 146.54308 | – | 0 | |
| Belyando River at Capricorn Highway | -23.66167, 146.92361 | – | 1 | |
| Cooper | Fish Spring at Edgbaston | -22.732445, 145.430849 | – | 4 |
| Boundary Spring at “The Springs” | -22.17973, 145.37469 | – | 4 | |
| Cornish Creek at “Bowen Downs” | -22.44919, 145.02424 | 003204A | 8 | |
| Alice River at Barcaldine | -23.64931, 145.21598 | 003302A | 8 | |
| Barcoo River at Blackall | -24.42675, 145.45834 | 003303A | 6 | |
| Thomson River at Longreach | -23.40991, 144.22869 | 003202A | 8 |
*Streamflow data and information for gauge numbers in blue can be found on the Water Monitoring Data Portal on the Department of Natural Resources and Mines website.
The laboratory test results can be seen here
Water quality objectives
DEHP is analyzing all available water quality monitoring data and other technical information to develop draft water quality objectives for all waters for the above catchments.
It is expected that the draft technical documents being developed by DEHP will be available for public consultation in 2014.