--- title: Open surface water gauging stations, Queensland resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/ publisher: Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-10-03 rows: 401 fields: 7 source: https://spatial-gis.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/services/InlandWaters/GroundAndSurfaceWaterMonitoring/MapServer/13/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=identifier,title,basin,latitude,longitude,urlstation,urlbasin&orderByFields=identifier&returnGeometry=false&f=geojson source_sha256: 8631dae5b7e0efc1a9410d9684d57f5a50d0e0ffe466c13467176a2bc1cfabd5 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Open surface water gauging stations, Queensland The location, name and drainage basin of every open stream gauging station in Queensland's surface water monitoring network. Published by Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers has not endorsed this site. Also called: Water monitoring network, surface water quantity, open gauging stations, Queensland, Queensland river gauge locations, Queensland stream flow monitoring sites. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.csv (96 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.xlsx (32 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.json (131 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.geojson (168 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.parquet (24 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.sqlite (135 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.gpkg (193 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.geo.parquet (24 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.ndjson (130 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.arrow (24 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.csv.gz (13 KB) Pinned version 2026-10-03: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/aggregate?group=basin&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `basin`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/by/basin/index.json lists 58 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `identifier` | string | identifier | | | `title` | string | title | | | `basin` | string | basin | | | `latitude` | number | latitude | | | `longitude` | number | longitude | | | `urlstation` | string | urlstation | The station's page on the Water Monitoring Information Portal. | | `urlbasin` | string | urlbasin | The basin's page on the Water Monitoring Information Portal. | Key: `identifier`. ## Versions - 2026-10-03: 401 rows, 7 fields, sha256 8631dae5b7e0. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Air quality monitoring sites, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-air-quality-monitoring-sites/) (SA) - [Beach Report sampling sites, Port Phillip Bay](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-beach-report-sites/) (Vic) - [Air quality monitoring by hour, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-air-quality/) (ACT) - [Lakes and rivers water quality samples, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-lakes-rivers-water-quality/) (ACT) - [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2019-20 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2019-20/) (ACT) - [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2018-19 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2018-19/) (ACT) - [Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/) (Cth) - [Beachwatch swim sites with pollution forecasts and latest water quality, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-beachwatch-sites/) (NSW) - [Coastal wave monitoring, Mackay](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-coastal-waves-mackay/) (Qld) - [Coastal wave monitoring, Mooloolaba](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-coastal-waves-mooloolaba/) (Qld) - [Coastal wave monitoring, Brisbane](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-coastal-waves-brisbane/) (Qld) - [Coastal wave monitoring, Cairns](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-coastal-waves-cairns/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers, Queensland Government, Water monitoring network, surface water quantity, open gauging stations, Queensland, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/water-monitoring-network-surface-water-quantity-open-gauging-stations-queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers, Queensland Government, Water monitoring network, surface water quantity, open gauging stations, Queensland, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/water-monitoring-network-surface-water-quantity-open-gauging-stations-queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/ Harvard: Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (2026) Open surface water gauging stations, Queensland, version 2026-10-03 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/ Markdown: Data: [Open surface water gauging stations, Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/water-monitoring-network-surface-water-quantity-open-gauging-stations-queensland), Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Open surface water gauging stations as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Open surface water gauging stations in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 401 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Open surface water gauging stations updated? DLGWV releases it irregularly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Open surface water gauging stations commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Open surface water gauging stations? No. The publisher is Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/water-monitoring-network-surface-water-quantity-open-gauging-stations-queensland. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.geojson with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### How do I get only the rows for one basin? Every version has one JSON file per value of basin, 58 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/by/basin/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/v/2026-10-03/by/basin/fitzroy.json holds the 50 rows where basin is FITZROY. A GeoJSON file sits beside each one. ### What coordinate system does Open surface water gauging stations use? The publisher's metadata gives the latitude and longitude of each station's instrument hut in decimal degrees on GDA94 (EPSG:4283). They are published as given. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### What is in each row? One open gauging station in the Queensland Government's surface water quantity monitoring network, with its identifier, name, drainage basin, the latitude and longitude of its instrument hut, and links to its pages on the Water Monitoring Information Portal. ### Where are the water level and flow readings? This table lists the stations only. The readings for each station are on the Water Monitoring Information Portal, which the station link in each row opens. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.geojson`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.