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#16078 20 Mar 2024 Pending Notes:

Depth includes silt, which prevented a fonal reading 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.30 7.00 90.1 38.48
0.5m 9.0 6.7 20.90 6.50 84.4 38.53
#16032 21 Feb 2024 Pending Notes:

Approx 0.4m of black sludge above bottom.  Exceptionally clear water enabled us to see the weight disappear 0.4m before it touched bottom!  This may account for strange bottom depth readings previously seen at A5

Assisted by Emily Hansen

Fish sighted

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 22.80 6.08 81.5 37.60
0.5m 9.0 7.4 22.60 5.74 76.3 37.65
#15980 17 Jan 2024 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 26.0 7.4 22.40 7.39 93.1 24.76
1.2m 26.0 7.3 24.00 1.20 16.6 35.33
#15909 12 Dec 2023 Pending Notes:

Assisted by John Slykhuis

Note uncommon Dissolved Oxygen at max depth

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 18.60 7.48 90.0 34.13
1.0m 9.0 7.0 19.10 0.34 4.3 36.30
#15865 15 Nov 2023 Pending Notes:

Assisted by Emily Hansen

Significant dead algae floating on top

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 18.40 8.09 102.9 44.68
1.0m 9.0 7.4 18.90 1.15 15.5 44.24
#15812 18 Oct 2023 Approved Notes:

2 small fish -tiddlers

floating algae

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 5.5 16.70 8.63 104.4 41.79
0.9m 24.0 6.7 17.00 8.83 107.6 42.46
#15770 20 Sep 2023 Pending Notes:

DO % moving up and down - maybe caused by inflow from upstream culvert

Green cloudy water

Bottom is uneven 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 5.0 16.70 7.88 96.4 43.80
1.3m 9.0 6.1 16.80 5.60 68.2 43.84
#15706 16 Aug 2023 Pending Notes:

Assisted by Jane

Flow through pipes under culvert clearly visible

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 3.6 12.20 9.00 101.2 46.60
1.1m 10.0 5.2 13.40 9.42 109.5 47.99
#15602 21 Jun 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 8.90 9.45 91.8 26.71
1.5m 9.0 6.5 11.30 5.61 57.9 28.82
#15542 17 May 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 12.10 9.23 97.1 32.65
1.4m 9.0 7.2 12.60 5.40 59.9 32.67
#15473 19 Apr 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 6.8 17.00 8.49 100.3 35.11
1.4m 10.0 6.7 19.00 8.44 103.4 41.28
#15356 15 Mar 2023 Pending Notes:

Fish Sighted

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.30 7.65 98.6 41.12
1.2m 9.0 6.7 21.00 9.13 120.1 42.12
#15314 22 Feb 2023 Pending Notes:

Assisted by Vicky and Doug Tipping

Inflow from Storage pond observed

Water cloudiest here

White scum observed See photos

Lots of issues entering data

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.2 22.50 7.88 105.0 37.82
1.2m 9.0 6.6 23.90 7.88 109.3 42.53
#15249 18 Jan 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.1 25.90 6.88 100.0 46.20
0.8m 9.0 6.3 26.00 7.12 104.7 49.42
#15199 21 Dec 2022 Pending Notes:

Small fish on either side of culvert

pH upstream of culvert 3.4

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.5 17.00 7.04 73.8 0.81
0.8m 9.0 5.0 27.20 9.31 133.2 37.08
#15134 16 Nov 2022 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.1 13.10 8.04 76.6 1.09
1.0m 9.0 3.6 12.90 7.96 75.7 1.09
#15083 19 Oct 2022 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.0 12.70 7.90 75.4 1.14
1.1m 9.0 3.0 12.40 7.84 73.6 1.14
#15047 21 Sep 2022 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.8 12.70 5.91 56.0 1.67
1.2m 9.0 3.9 15.70 10.52 107.7 4.40
#14985 17 Aug 2022 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.0 13.10 10.58 103.8 11.80
1.4m 9.0 4.1 16.50 17.01 191.1 22.90
#14904 20 Jul 2022 Approved Notes:

Visible flow

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.0 11.10 10.71 103.6 17.60
1.4m 9.0 4.0 14.70 14.53 153.8 19.73
#14795 22 Jun 2022 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.1 15.00 10.64 114.6 22.73
0.8m 9.0 4.0 15.10 10.71 116.0 23.15
#14691 18 May 2022 Pending Notes:

Evidence of Water flowing in (bubbles) from ALCOA storage pond inlet pipe

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.5 3.9 12.60 11.05 109.5 14.53
1.4m 14.5 3.9 14.80 6.50 70.4 17.68
#14623 20 Apr 2022 Pending Notes:

Assisted by John Slykhuis, Evelyn and Hadley

 

Finished at 09:50

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 3.9 16.90 7.40 80.0 12.00
1.3m 24.0 3.9 17.00 4.50 50.5 11.95
#14554 16 Mar 2022 Pending Notes:

Minimal flow

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.6 21.00 10.19 118.4 6.81
1.4m 9.0 3.9 22.40 4.04 47.5 12.08
#14499 16 Feb 2022 Pending Notes:

Barwon Water Trucks -Water line leak

Water extremely clear could see bottom detail

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.5 20.00 5.45 60.4 1.59
0.9m 9.0 3.6 22.70 8.60 100.0 6.47
#15049 30 Jan 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.5 19.30 4.52 49.7 3.12
0.5m 9.0 3.8 21.50 6.52 74.9 2.67
#14407 15 Dec 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.6 19.10 7.46 83.2 1.95
1.3m 9.0 4.1 26.60 12.57 175.2 30.40
#14369 17 Nov 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.7 13.90 6.44 62.7 1.92
1.1m 9.0 4.5 23.00 8.92 117.4 33.90
#14323 20 Oct 2021 Pending Notes:

PH measured upstream at waterfall 3.7

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.7 14.00 6.01 59.0 1.73
2.0m 9.0 3.7 0.00
#14296 15 Sep 2021 Pending Notes:

Kim Byrne assisted at this location

Conductivity readings in Salinity column on this data sheet

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.6 15.00 9.80 100.0 10.50
0.8m 9.0 3.9 19.50 11.73 138.2 21.90
#14251 18 Aug 2021 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.7 12.30 9.47 9.3 2.91
1.5m 9.0 4.7 18.80 13.40 158.9 30.00
#14171 16 Jun 2021 Pending Notes:

Flow through culvert detectable

Measurements taken on high side of waterfall at mixing zone 

pH = 3.3

Sp. Conduct = 5.3

Water very clear

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.0 13.90 10.39 106.7 16.55
1.4m 9.0 4.4 13.90 8.20 85.5 19.09
#14135 19 May 2021 Approved Notes:

Assisted by Rebecca Ecologic

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.3 10.90 11.77 111.6 12.60
1.0m 9.0 4.3 12.70 8.30 88.0 13.60
#14088 21 Apr 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.0 3.9 13.60 9.66 97.8 14.11
1.4m 20.0 3.9 15.30 6.13 65.6 15.19
#14027 17 Mar 2021 Approved Notes:

Scum on water surface

water weeds

Wait for monitor to settle

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.8 20.00 9.51 109.0 12.96
1.4m 9.0 3.8 18.70 7.93 88.9 12.99
#13950 20 Jan 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.4 21.40 9.06 104.9 8.26
1.2m 9.0 3.7 20.50 7.78 90.6 13.55
#13853 16 Nov 2020 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 2.9 18.20 6.36 71.9
1.5m 9.0 3.2 20.10 6.10 9.18 107.8 9.78
#13879 14 Oct 2020 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 78.0 3.0 16.40 2.60 6.86 74.8 4.05
1.0m 78.0 2.8 15.30 2.60 6.37 67.9 3.87
#13651 18 Mar 2020 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.0 18.80 7.50 7.09 78.6 13.03
1.7m 9.0 4.0 18.50 7.50 1.53 16.5 13.00
#13592 19 Feb 2020 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.1 19.50 7.00 6.49 73.5 12.30
1.4m 9.0 4.1 20.40 7.90 3.64 38.5 13.63
#13518 16 Jan 2020 Approved Notes:

murkier than North side of Culvert

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.8 23.50 9.10 7.75 96.1 15.62
1.0m 9.0 3.7 23.70 9.10 7.40 91.8 15.61
#13476 18 Dec 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.3 22.70 9.10 8.46 104.0 15.54
1.1m 9.0 3.7 22.00 9.20 8.15 97.6 15.68
#13423 20 Nov 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.3 20.00 3.80 7.71 86.1 10.40
1.0m 9.0 3.6 19.40 6.20 7.60 85.7 10.81
#13377 16 Oct 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.4 15.40 2.80 5.57 57.2 5.23
1.2m 9.0 3.4 16.20 3.90 8.38 86.4 7.05
#13331 18 Sep 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.5 12.30 2.50 5.90 54.5 4.60
1.5m 9.0 3.7 14.20 4.00 8.95 86.0 7.19
#13272 21 Aug 2019 Approved Notes:

No birds, no fish seen

Could not see bottom

Water "crystal" clear on upstream side of culvert 

Long necked terrapin on upstream side

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 3.4 11.20 3.60 8.92 82.8 7.57
1.2m 9.0 3.6 11.40 5.20 8.76 82.6 9.30
#13258 17 Jul 2019 Approved Notes:

Serious hazard, truck pumping water close to our location

Lost sample collection pole. Unable to retrieve after much effort  

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 7.3 10.60 6.70 10.82 100.8 11.76
1.4m 15.0 6.9 11.00 6.80 4.80 80.3 11.71
#13129 19 Jun 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.0 7.2 9.40 7.70 9.80 90.2 13.30
1.5m 14.0 7.2 9.30 7.70 9.25 85.8 13.20
#13083 15 May 2019 Approved Notes:

Hazards-railings, Vehicles & trucks

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 12.60 10.60 8.80 87.8 17.88
1.1m 9.0 7.4 12.90 10.70 7.03 71.0 18.00
#12883 17 Apr 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 18.30 14.80 7.17 82.7 24.23
0.9m 9.0 7.4 18.00 14.80 6.57 76.4 24.22
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