Physicochemical characterization and applicability of the Mini Stream Assessment Scoring System (MiniSASS) and the South African Scoring System (SASS) Version 5 in the Upper Awash Basin, Ethiopia

This data was collected to test the applicability of biomonitoring tools, SASS5 and miniSASS, in intermittent rivers in the Upper Awash River in Ethiopia. The data consists of lists of aquatic macroinvertebrates in samples taken from selected sites on the river alongside concurrent physicochemical monitoring and heavy metal and other metal concentrations. A total of 17 sample sites were sampled during the wet (July 2022) and a total of 26 sample sites during the dry (mid-January to mid-February 2023) season along the intermittent tributaries of the upper Awash River. Further details of the methodology and context can be found in Chapter 3 of the thesis also included in the archive. This work was supported by the University of Oxford's REACH programme.