Abstract
This dataset was supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and is presented here as originally supplied. The metadata was not provided by the data supplier and has been compiled by the programme based on known details at the time of acquisition.
This was a special data request performed by Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) for river levels of selected gauges in the Sydney/Hunter area.
These are daily mean with 9.00am to9.00am figures in Metres. For guages supplied to SCA for them to query please see spreadsheet in data folder.
Quality codes are also documented in the data folder.
Note that total daily stream flow (water course discharge) for the same selected gauges was aquired earlier in the programme and can be
found in the following dataset:
'Total Daily Stream flow Sydney Catchment Authority 20141211'
GUID = 019128a1-d747-4ac2-842d-c0b30a4f8627
Purpose
Records river level height at selected Sydney Catchment Authority guages
Dataset History
The following information is Sydney Catchment Authority Quality Codes
Sydney Catchment Authority Bulk Water 15:32:07_27/07/2007 Page 1
Quality Codes Report
Quality PrintQual Text
4 Turbidity data +/-5% for an instrument range of 0-10NTU and time correct to +/-4mins or 4 logging periods.
5 Good quality edited data
6 Reasonably good quality edited data
7 Good quality contractor supplied data
8 H Good quality data but standards compromised to meet client requirements
10 Good quality digitized data
11 Good quality record processed pre 1995 and coded either 5 or 6
12 Good quality telemetered data
19 Good quality rating extrapolation
20 Good qual theoretical rating-Standard primary device eg weir
25 V Good quality daily totals derived from logged data
26 $ Good quality daily read records
28 C Good quality cumulative total for daily readings after an unread period
29 U Daily read gauge not read
30 B Below sensor with NO flow conditions
31 Evaporation pan overflowed - nil evap.
35 M Good quality data with fog mist dew or frost
36 S Good quality snow data
39 \ Below instrument threshold
40 E Good quality estimate (correlation or other reliable method)
54 Fair quality turbidity data +/-7.5% of an instrument with range 0-10NTU and time correct to +/-10mins or 10 logging periods
55 F Fair quality edited data
56 F Fair quality data - rain 1:2 exposure/turbidity 0-1000NTU
57 F Fair quality contractor supplied data
58 H Fair quality data but standards compromised to meet customer requirements
60 F Fair quality digitised data
61 F Fair quality record processed pre 1995 and quality coded 55
62 F Fair quality telemetered data
69 \* Fair quality rating extrapolation
70 \* Fair quality theoretical rating derived by two or more means and not substantiated by discharge observations
75 D Fair quality daily totals derived from daily read data
76 D Fair quality daily read record
78 C Fair quality cumulative total for daily readings after an unread period
79 U Fair quality daily read gauge not read
85 M Fair quality data with fog mist dew and frost
86 S Fair quality snow data
90 \* Fair quality estimation (correlation or other method)
104 Poor quality turbidity data +/-10% for an instrument range 0-10NTU and time correct +/-20mins or 20 logging periods
105 P Poor quality edited data
106 P Poor quality data - rain 1:2 exposure/turbidity 0-1000NTU
107 P Poor quality contractor supplied data
108 H Poor quality data - standards compromised to meet client specifications prior to Dec2003
110 P Poor quality digitised data
111 P Poor quality records processed pre 1995 and quality coded 105
112 P Poor quality telemetered data
119 ? Poor quality rating extrapolation
120 ? Poor quality theoretical rating using one formal method of extension & has not been substantiated by discharge observations
125 K Poor quality daily totals derived from logged data
126 K Poor quality daily read records
128 C Poor quality cumulative total for daily readings after an unread period
129 U Poor quality daily read gauge not read
135 M Poor quality data with fog mist dew frost
136 S Poor quality data with snow
140 ? Estimate that reasonably reflects the actual event with edit comments inserted to explain method of estimation
149 Q Contractors data supplied without quality codes
150 Q Data not yet quality coded
151 \~ Backwater affected
152 \# Data for which quality accuracy &/or derivation is not known
160 X Above instrument threshold (Range of instrument exceeded)
161 SENSOR OUT OF WATER WITH FLOW
162 SENSOR OUT OF WATER WITH NO FLOW
181 T Time of sample not known - data satisfactory
184 A Accumulated rainfall data available
201 \[ Data not recorded - logger/sensor not installed
202 N Data not available for release (e.g requires extensive editing)
204 \[ Data lost due to vandalism fire flood etc.
205 \[ Data lost
207 \[ Contractors data lost or not recorded
255 \[ Hydsys default - no data
Dataset Citation
Sydney Catchment Authority (2015) River Level Daily Mean 9am - 9am M Sydney Catchment Authority 20150727. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 14 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/231df909-3185-4345-926d-0c6d13bfea70.