Water Quality Monitoring

Water quality monitoring has been a part of Gladstone Ports Corporation's environment program since the 1990s.

Download our water quality monitoring factsheet

In preparation for the Western Basin dredging project, water quality monitoring began in Gladstone harbour in November 2009. Independent scientists from Vision Environment, University of Technology Sydney and Marine Ecology Group collect and analyse the water quality data.

There are 16 continuous monitoring sites - 11 in the Gladstone harbour, 4 offshore and 1 in Rodds Bay.

Data is collected to measure:

• turbidity
• dissolved oxygen
• pH
• temperature
• metals
• salinity
• nutrients
• light monitoring

This data is given to the Dredge Technical Reference Panel as well as all the relevant State and Commonwealth Government departments.

Latest water turbidity data

QE4

ST1

P2

BG10

SGM1

SGM2

Current water quality monitoring data can be viewed by selecting the individual monitoring points on the above map.