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title: Recreational water quality at ACT lakes and rivers
resource: https://publicdata.au/c/act-recreational-water-quality/
publisher: Health Protection Service, ACT Health Directorate
licence: CC BY 4.0
version: 2020-03-25
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# Recreational water quality at ACT lakes and rivers

ACT Health samples the water at the lakes and rivers where people swim in the ACT each week of the swimming season, from about October to April, and tests it for intestinal enterococci, a sign of faecal contamination, and for blue-green algae.

The portal holds one table per season. The 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons are published under CC BY 4.0 and are here. The tables for later seasons state no licence on the portal and are not republished.

Published by Health Protection Service, ACT Health Directorate under CC BY 4.0. Health Protection Service, ACT Health Directorate has not endorsed this site.

## Tables

- [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2019-20 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2019-20/): Weekly intestinal enterococci results at the ACT's recreational swimming sites in the 2019-20 season, one row per site and sample with the result and whether it met the guideline. About 1,700 rows. 1,734 rows, 13 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2019-20/index.md
- [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2018-19 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2018-19/): Weekly intestinal enterococci results at the ACT's recreational swimming sites in the 2018-19 season, one row per site and sample with the result and whether it met the guideline. About 1,000 rows. 986 rows, 11 fields. Markdown: https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2018-19/index.md

## Attribution and citation

Health Protection Service, ACT Government, Recreational Lakes and Rivers Compliance 2019-20, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/m957-ddr6, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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