| Estuarine Reporting Regions | QWQ Guidelines (Water Type) | Chl a
(µg/L) | TN
(mg/L) | TP
(mg/L) | Turbidity
(NTU) | DO
(% sat.) |
| All estuaries except Noosa | Enclosed Coastal (Lower Estuary) | < 2 | < 0.2 | < 0.02 | < 6 | 90–105 |
| | Mid Estuarine | < 4 | < 0.3 | < 0.025 | < 8 | 85–100 |
| | Upper Estuarine | < 8 | < 0.45 | < 0.03 | < 25 | 80–100 |
| Noosa Enclosed Coastal - Noosa | | < 1.8 | < 0.24 | < 0.015 | < 4 | 90–105 |
| | Mid Estuarine - Noosa | < 2.5 | < 0.38 | < 0.016 | < 8 | 85–100 |
| | Upper Estuarine - Noosa | < 5 | < 0.75 | < 0.02 | < 22 | 85–100 |
| Marine Reporting Regions | QWQ Guidelines (Water Type) | Chl a (µg/L) | TN (mg/L) | Secchi (m) | d15N (‰) | Lyngbya (% cover |
| Pumicestone Passage | Pumicestone Passage outer - Enclosed Coastal | < 2.5 | < 0.22 | > 1.4 | > 4 | 0 |
| | Pumicestone Passage central - Mid Estuarine | < 4 | < 0.33 | > 0.8 | > 4 | 0 |
| Deception/Bramble/Waterloo | Western Bays - Enclosed Coastal | < 1.6 | < 0.2 | > 1.3 | > 4 | 0 |
| Central Bay | Central Bay - Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.16 | > 2.7 | > 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Bay | | | | | | |
| - Northern | Eastern Northern - Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.16 | > 5.5 | > 4 | 0 |
| - Central | Eastern Central - Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.16 | > 3.5 | > 4 | 0 |
| - Southern | Eastern Southern - Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.16 | > 1.5 | > 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Banks | Eastern Central - Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.16 | > 3.5 | > 4 | 0 |
| Southern Bay | Southern Moreton Bay - Enclosed Coastal | < 2 | < 0.2 | > 1.2 | > 4 | 0 |
| Broadwater | Broadwater - Enclosed Coastal | < 2.5 | < 0.19 | > 1.5 | > 4 | 0 |
| Offshore Seaway | Open Coastal | < 1 | < 0.14 | > 5 | > 4 | 0 |