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Surface Water Monitoring Network

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Coverage

The map below highlights the areas where sampling has occurred for this program.

Click on the map to view information about the drainage basins in this area.

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1988 zodiac boat flood gauging in midstream - discharge 9450 cumecs Photo by DNRM
1988 zodiac boat flood gauging in midstream - discharge 9450 cumecs
Photo by DNRM
Floatwell Photo by DNRM
Floatwell
Photo by DNRM
Cape River Photo by DNRM
Cape River
Photo by DNRM
New hut installed Photo by DNRM
New hut installed
Photo by DNRM
Droppler boat Photo by DNRM
Droppler boat
Photo by DNRM

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Program start date

: The first river height measurement was taken at the site 143001A Brisbane River at Savages Crossing in 1909.

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Program end date

Ongoing

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Objectives of the program

This program aims to:

  • Collect information to assist in the management and assessment of Queensland’s surfacewater resources
  • Use data to develop water resource plans, monitor for resource operations plan compliance, assist engineering solutions in road and bridge building and inform the Bureau of Meteorology of river heights at gauging station locations

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Who is involved?

Lead organisation

Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Contact details of lead organisation: water.monitoring@dnrm.qld.gov.au

Partner organisations

Provides real time information to the Bureau of Meteorology to assist with Flood Warning services

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List of indicators monitored

  • Time series data for river height

  • Rainfall and time series water quality parameters at a subset of sites: electrical conductivity and temperature

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Scale of program

Statewide

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Brief description of sampling locations

The Surface Water Level Network consists of 400 stream gauging stations across Queensland

Approximately 170 of these stream gauging stations also collect time series water quality information.

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Frequency of monitoring

Continuous

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Where is the program reported?

Last updated: 22 March 2013

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Surface Water Monitoring Network, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/current-and-future-monitoring/surface-water-monitoring-network.html

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