River Murray Water Quality Monitoring Program

Phytoplankton and physico-chemical monitoring along the River Murray were established in 1978 under the River Murray Water Quality Monitoring Program (RMWQMP).\r\n\r\nThe phytoplankton component began with sites spread across NSW, Victoria, and SA from the NSW upper Murray to the SA Lower Lakes. With the number of sites reconciled in 1980, phytoplankton monitoring has continued at 12 sites, with 10 sites along the River Murray and 2 sites near the confluence of the main tributaries, being the Darling and Murrumbidgee rivers. \r\n\r\nBiological parameters monitored comprise phytoplankton, phycocyanin and chlorophyll-a. For further details refer to accompanying PDF the [phytoplankton metadata statement](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/river-murray-water-quality-monitoring-program/resource/0e0a5050-8b2f-4ce3-ab16-8b749c0a38bf).\r\n\r\nThe physico-chemical component began with 32 sites along the Murray River and various tributaries, increasing to 35 sites in 1980 then reducing to 28 sites (along with some frequency changes) in 2012.\r\n\r\nPhysico-chemical parameters monitored vary but include temperate, EC, pH, turbidity, colour, TKN, NOx, Total P, FRP, silica, DOC, bicarbonate, sulfate, and metals. The range of parameters and frequency of monitoring undertaken at a site is determined by the site class as described in Physico-chemical meta data statement. For further details refer to accompanying PDF the [physico-chemical metadata statement](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/river-murray-water-quality-monitoring-program/resource/15d21ea2-9dc2-4136-8600-808608151886).

1978年，依托墨累河（River Murray）水质监测计划（River Murray Water Quality Monitoring Program, 缩写RMWQMP），正式启动了墨累河沿岸浮游植物（phytoplankton）与物理化学监测工作。

浮游植物监测板块最初的监测站点覆盖新南威尔士州（NSW）、维多利亚州（Victoria）和南澳大利亚州（SA），监测范围从墨累河新南威尔士州上游河段延伸至南澳州下湖群区域。1980年完成站点整合后，浮游植物监测固定为12个站点：其中10个沿墨累河干流布设，剩余2个设于主要支流达令河（Darling）与马兰比吉河（Murrumbidgee）的汇流区域附近。

本次监测的生物参数涵盖浮游植物、藻蓝蛋白（phycocyanin）与叶绿素a（chlorophyll-a）。如需了解更多细节，请查阅随附PDF文档《浮游植物元数据说明》（phytoplankton metadata statement），链接：https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/river-murray-water-quality-monitoring-program/resource/0e0a5050-8b2f-4ce3-ab16-8b749c0a38bf。

物理化学监测板块最初布设32个站点，覆盖墨累河干流及各支流；1980年站点数量增至35个，2012年缩减至28个，期间部分监测频率同步调整。

本次监测的物理化学参数类型多样，涵盖水温、电导率（EC）、pH值、浊度、色度、总凯氏氮（TKN）、氮氧化物（NOx）、总磷（Total P）、可溶性反应性磷（FRP）、二氧化硅（silica）、溶解性有机碳（DOC）、重碳酸盐、硫酸盐以及各类金属。各站点的监测参数范围与监测频率依据站点类别而定，详情可查阅《物理化学元数据说明》（physico-chemical metadata statement）。如需了解更多细节，请查阅随附PDF文档《物理化学元数据说明》（physico-chemical metadata statement），链接：https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/river-murray-water-quality-monitoring-program/resource/15d21ea2-9dc2-4136-8600-808608151886。