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Pimpama River

Declined due to increased turbidity, nitrogen and dissolved oxygen concentrations. Algae concentration and biological health remained fair.

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Overall Overall compliance of the bay area, including ecosystem health indicators and BHR.
Chl-a Chlorophyll a: a pigment found in photosynthetic organisms
DO Dissolved Oxygen Concentration: a measure of the oxygen in a waterbody
TN Total Nitrogen: dissolved and particulate form of Nitrogen
TP Total Phosphorus: dissolved and particulate form of Phosphorus
Turb Turbidity: a measure of light scattering by suspended particles in the water column
BHR Biological Health Rating
Increase Increase in compliance from previous year
Decrease Decrease in compliance from previous year

A description of the indicators and methods used can be downloaded as a PDF file.

Organisations
Councils Community/Catchment Groups Environmental Education Centres

Site Number Location
Site Description
1801 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 3.6km downstream from mouth
1802 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 1.8km downstream from mouth
1803 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 0.0km at mouth
1804 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 2.2km from mouth
1805 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 5.4km from mouth
1806 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 8.3km from mouth at Pimpama Norwell Rd Bridge
1807 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 9.6km from mouth - Jacobs Well Rd
1808 Pimpama River
Pimpama River 13.9km from mouth