Water Turbidity
General
NTU
About this Indicator
Concentration of suspended particles causing water cloudiness, measured as turbidity.
Benchmarks (103)
AUS-AMR-LVG-WTU
Moderate
5–15
NTU
Australia
Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-AMR-LVG-WTU
Moderate
25
NTU
Australia
Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-AMR-LVG-WTU
Moderate
1
NTU
Australia
Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-AGR-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-LVG-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-LVG-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-LVG-WTU
High
0–1
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-LVG-WTU
Moderate
25
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-LVG-WTU
Moderate
50
NTU
Australia
Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-AGR-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TGP-AGR-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TGP-URB-WTU
High
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TMI-FOR-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Production Forestry
AUS-AIF-FOR-WTU
Moderate
Australia
Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems
Production Forestry
AUS-AIF-FOR-WTU
Moderate
1000
NTU
Australia
Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems
Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-IND-WTU
High
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TMS-IND-WTU
High
26
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TMS-IND-WTU
Moderate
6
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TMS-IND-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TSR-AGR-WTU
Moderate
2.5–5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSR-CON-WTU
High
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSR-CON-WTU
Moderate
0–3
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSR-FOR-WTU
Moderate
2–4
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-URB-WTU
High
2.5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TSR-URB-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TSW-FOR-WTU
Moderate
25
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Production Forestry
AUS-TSW-FOR-WTU
Moderate
25
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Production Forestry
AUS-TSW-IND-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TSW-IND-WTU
Moderate
36
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TSW-URB-WTU
Moderate
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TMS-AGR-WTU
Moderate
0–5
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TMS-AGR-WTU
Moderate
0–10
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-CON-WTU
High
10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-WTU
High
0–10
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-WTU
Moderate
5–15
NTU
Australia
Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TGP-CON-WTU
High
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMI-URB-WTU
Moderate
5–10
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TMI-URB-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TGP-AQU-WTU
High
20
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Aquaculture
AUS-TGP-AQU-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Aquaculture
AUS-TGP-AQU-WTU
Moderate
10–30
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Aquaculture
AUS-TGP-AQU-WTU
Moderate
50
NTU
Australia
Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains
Aquaculture
AUS-TMI-AQU-WTU
Moderate
4.5
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Aquaculture
AUS-TMI-AQU-WTU
Moderate
24
NTU
Australia
Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands
Aquaculture
AUS-TMS-AQU-WTU
High
4
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Aquaculture
AUS-TMS-AQU-WTU
Moderate
5
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Aquaculture
AUS-TMS-AQU-WTU
Low
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Aquaculture
AUS-TMS-AQU-WTU
Moderate
0–5
NTU
Australia
Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
Aquaculture
Properties
- Domain —
- Category Water
- Unit NTU
- Direction Higher ↑
- Seasonal No
- Vegetation-specific No
Method Reference
Turbidity meter or field spectrometer