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Title

Darling Baaka River Health Project data 2023-2025

Abstract

This dataset contains raw biological, water quality, and riparian vegetation data collected as part of the Darling Baaka River Health Project (DBRHP) between 2023 and 2025. The data was collected across multiple sites to assess river health and inform environmental management and recovery efforts following major flood events.

The four Excel files include: Biological Raw Data: macroinvertebrate, zooplankton, and fish survey data. Water Quality Raw Data: physicochemical parameters, nutrients, metals, pesticides. Riparian Vegetation Raw Data: field-based assessments of riparian condition, species composition, and groundcover. Passive sampler raw data: pesticide passive sampler data.

The dataset underpins the assessment of the health of the lower Darling Baaka River using the River Condition Index framework. Further information about field data collection and data analysis methods, and analysis of findings can be found at DCCEEW (2025) Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023 to 2025, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Resource locator

Data Quality Statement

Name: Data Quality Statement

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Data quality statement for Darling Baaka River Health Project data 2023-2025

Function: download

Darling Baaka 2023-25 Biological Raw Data Complete

Name: Darling Baaka 2023-25 Biological Raw Data Complete

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Raw biological data collected during the Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023-2025. Spreadsheet includes data collected for fish, macroinvertebrates, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and microbes. For more information see, DCCEEW (2025) Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023 to 2025, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, Parramatta, NSW.

Function: download

Darling Baaka 2023-25 Riparian Vegetation Raw Data Complete

Name: Darling Baaka 2023-25 Riparian Vegetation Raw Data Complete

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Raw vegetation data collected during Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023-2025. Spreadsheet includes data collected for community condition, tree stand condition, floristic plots and rapid appraisal of riparian condition. For more information see, DCCEEW (2025) Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023 to 2025, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, Parramatta, NSW.

Function: download

Darling Baaka 2023-25 Water Quality Raw Data Complete

Name: Darling Baaka 2023-25 Water Quality Raw Data Complete

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Raw water quality data collected between April 2023 and June 2025 during the Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023-2025. Spreadsheet includes data collected for nutrients, physico-chemical parameters, chlorophyll-a, metals, and pesticides. For more information see, DCCEEW (2025) Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023 to 2025, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, Parramatta, NSW.

Function: download

Darling Baaka 2023-25 Passive Sampler Raw Data Complete

Name: Darling Baaka 2023-25 Passive Sampler Raw Data Complete

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Raw data from pesticide passive samplers deployed during the Darling Baaka River Health Project 2023-2025. For more information, see DCCEEW EPS (2025) Darling Baaka River system pesticide monitoring, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, Parramatta, NSW.

Function: download

Unique resource identifier

Code

7a9a7510-0e05-42fe-866a-17404eae89f4

Presentation form

Document digital

Edition

1

Dataset language

English

Metadata standard

Name

ISO 19115

Edition

2016

Dataset URI

https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/7a9a7510-0e05-42fe-866a-17404eae89f4

Purpose

Flood management and biodiversity

Status

Completed

Spatial representation type

textTable

Spatial reference system

Code identifying the spatial reference system

4283

Spatial resolution

500 km

Classification of spatial data and services

Field Value

Topic category

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Field Value

Keyword set

keyword value

WATER-Rivers

WATER-Quality

FISHERIES-Freshwater

WATER-Groundwater

WATER-Surface

Originating controlled vocabulary

Title

ANZLIC Search Words

Reference date

2008-05-16

Geographic location

NSW Place Name

Darling Baaka River

Vertical extent information

Minimum value

-100

Maximum value

2228

Coordinate reference system

Authority code

urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::

Code identifying the coordinate reference system

5711

Temporal extent

Begin position

2023-01-03

End position

N/A

Dataset reference date

Resource maintenance

Maintenance and update frequency

Not planned

Contact info

Contact position

Data Broker

Organisation name

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

Full postal address

NSW

Australia

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Telephone number

131555

Email address

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Web address

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew

Responsible party role

pointOfContact

Quality and validity

Field Value

Lineage

2023 River Condition Index (RCI)

Constraints related to access and use

Field Value

Constraint set

Use constraints

This data is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Attribute 'NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water' in publications using this data.

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Field Value

Responsible party

Contact position

Data Broker

Organisation name

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

Full postal address

NSW

Australia

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Telephone number

131555

Email address

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Web address

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew

Responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Field Value

Metadata point of contact

Contact position

Data Broker

Organisation name

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

Full postal address

NSW

Australia

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Telephone number

131555

Email address

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Web address

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew

Responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2026-01-27T23:10:35.962949

Metadata language