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Introduction

Venus Bay is a large coastal embayment east of Streaky Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Venus Bay Conservation Park and a conservation reserve surround Venus Bay. There are also rural areas surrounding the northern and eastern regions around the bay. There are two small towns on the shores of Venus Bay: Port Kenny on the north coast and Venus Bay on the southern edge.

Water quality assessment

Water quality within Venus Bay is assessed as being in good, moderate or poor condition by interpreting water chemistry and algal (chlorophyll) data, according to the needs of ecosystem protection, recreation and aquaculture. >> More

Water quality classification for April to September 2006

Indicator	Ecosystem	Recreation	Aquaculture
Ammonia	Good	NA	Good
Oxidised Nitrogen	Good	NA	NA
Total Nitrogen	Good	NA	NA
Soluble Phosphorus	Good	NA	NA
Total Phosphorus	Good	NA	NA
Turbidity	Good	Good	NA
Chlorophyll a	Good	NA	NA

Notes NA = not applicable

The water quality monitoring results for this period were generally consistent with previous seasonal results for this site.

Chlorophyll (a) was classified as good in Venus Bay, which indicates the algal growth during this period was relatively low. Chlorophyll (a) tends to reach higher levels in warmer months (October to March).

>> Archived results

Download water quality graphs

• Ammonia in Venus Bay
• Oxidised Nitrogen in Venus Bay
• Total Nitrogen in Venus Bay
• Total Phosphorus in Venus Bay
• Soluble Phosphorus in Venus Bay
• Soluble Phosphorus in Venus Bay
• Turbidity in Venus Bay
• Chlorophyll (a) in Venus Bay
  

Download water quality data

• Water Quality in Venus Bay Site 1
• Water Quality in Venus Bay Site 2
• Water Quality in Venus Bay Site 3
  

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This page was last modified 31-07-2007