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#11027 25 Mar 2017 Approved Notes:

Algae beginning to form on submerged reeds.
Maggoty bird carcass at edge of bridge. ? cormorant/ water hen. ?result of errant duckshooter?

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 19.20 3.20 6.41 71.4 5.87
3.2m 9.0 18.30 30.30 3.09 39.6 46.54
#10945 17 Mar 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2    0.45

Strong E wind bringing 10 cm waves upstream making inflow impossible to estimate

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 18.70 3.20 6.82 74.2 5.87
2.6m 9.0 18.20 30.00 0.00 0.0 46.15
#10928 6 Mar 2017 Pending Notes:

AHD 1.39 @ 12:40

Inflow estimate difficult because of waves

Area  along boardwalk - continues to have very low D.O.

2 dead Mullet found near boat launching area

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.90 1.90 6.47 73.4 3.67
3.5m 18.40 30.50 0.55 7.0 46.86
#10927 3 Mar 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2    1.34

Very low D.O levels were recorded along boardwalk

Yellow algae extensively covering Latrobe creek wetlands. Extreme Phragmities growth across all wetland areas

Very low D.O. also recorded at 2.00m & below from GOR site over Latrobe creek

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 21.40 1.90 6.58 75.2 3.65
3.5m 9.0 18.40 30.50 1.38 17.7 46.86
#10843 26 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 1.25 @ 10:25

Slight current movement upstream observed

Very large no. welcome Swallows around bridge

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 18.30 2.80 6.60 71.4 5.10
3.4m 9.0 18.40 31.20 2.62 33.6 47.75
#10816 18 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2 0.90

Slight flow going upstream

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 17.10 2.70 6.96 73.5 4.92
2.9m 9.0 18.30 31.50 3.30 42.2 48.16
#10814 18 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD @ G6 0.87   @ 08:08

Flow was  estimated as pool as no surface movement noted

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.2 16.80 0.10 6.39 65.9 0.26
1.5m 9.0 16.90 0.10 5.78 60.0 0.26
#10779 3 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2 0.61 @ 21:20

West wind 3

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 20.70 3.00 7.59 86.2 5.51
2.7m 9.0 18.40 32.90 0.02 0.0 50.20
#10763 27 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2 0.60

Algae increased on stream side veg.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.10 1.20 6.60 73.3 2.32
2.8m 9.0 18.20 33.30 1.78 23.2 50.70
#10744 20 Jan 2017 Pending Notes:

Increase of algae noted clinging to phragmites along river edge

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 19.20 4.00 7.09 78.5 7.18
2.6m 9.0 18.20 33.80 4.18 54.9 51.30
#10708 13 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.78

Strong west wind 4-5 downstream. Monitoring was undertaken from downstream side of boardwalk bridge because of probe drift

Slow flow downstream carrying large amount of dead algae covered Phragmities

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 21.40 6.00 6.57 77.1 10.85
2.9m 9.0 18.40 32.00 4.52 58.4 48.97
#10677 6 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.37

Freshwater inflow seemed to be pool but slow drift upstream was seen. (no wind influence )

Large no. small fish gathering around probe

Greatly increased algae attached to stream side veg.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 21.20 4.40 6.83 78.9 7.86
2.4m 9.0 17.80 32.50 4.45 56.9 49.64
#10655 30 Dec 2016 Pending Notes:

AHD 0.60 @ 09:10

Strong W wind - waves downstream making flow estimate difficult but probe did not seem to be moving at lower depth

Huge no of flies (reduced with wind)

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 22.60 4.20 6.56 77.4 7.57
2.6m 9.0 17.80 32.00 6.64 86.5 48.95
#10649 23 Dec 2016 Pending Notes:

Humidity high

AHD 0.51@ 09:15

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 17.60 4.90 7.04 76.4 7.45
2.5m 9.0 16.70 32.50 6.15 77.3 49.65
#10632 17 Dec 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 18.60 6.20 8.24 91.7 10.90
2.7m 9.0 16.50 32.30 6.73 84.0 49.38
#10599 4 Dec 2016 Approved Notes:

Turbidity & pH not undertaken

AHD G2 0.71 @ 10:45

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.80 4.20 8.42 90.8 7.61
2.8m 16.00 33.00 7.72 95.8 50.30
#10576 25 Nov 2016 Approved Notes:

Very strong cold Westerly wind  4-5

AHD G2 @10:35     0.52

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.7 15.50 0.20 7.97 79.6 0.51
2.6m 12.0 16.30 21.90 3.46 40.0 34.65
#10591 17 Sep 2016 Approved Notes:
  • water going upstream at times, at other times flow stationary
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 80.0 7.2 12.10 0.20 4.41 40.2 0.40
3.0m 80.0 12.10 0.30 2.85 26.2 0.62
#10457 4 Sep 2016 Approved Notes:

West Wind 4-5 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 7.0 11.40 0.20 9.06 82.7 0.41
2.8m 15.0 11.10 1.80 8.29 76.3 3.80
#10519 27 Aug 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 22.0 7.1 9.50 0.30 6.97 61.1 0.58
2.6m 22.0 9.60 0.70 6.63 58.3 1.32
#10702 16 Jul 2016 Approved Notes:

large floats of dead fragmites

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.0 6.9 9.10 0.40 7.57 67.9 0.80
3.0m 40.0 10.00 3.60 4.11 37.2 6.99
#10701 9 Jul 2016 Approved Notes:

no wind

flow going upstream

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.0 7.1 10.40 0.30 8.25 73.7 0.53
2.5m 21.0 10.30 1.40 6.78 61.1 2.76
#10400 3 Jul 2016 Approved Notes: -AHD 1.00
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 7.1 10.00 0.30 8.89 78.9 0.68
3.2m 17.0 10.10 0.80 7.29 64.6 1.53
#10370 18 Jun 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 9.20 0.30 9.16 80.0 0.70
3.0m 9.0 10.20 5.70 6.32 58.8 10.30
#10348 2 Jun 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 0.77
  • Very slow flow
  • Australian Grebes (3) in main river channel between G2 & Lt1
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 9.10 0.80 10.58 92.4 1.56
3.0m 9.0 14.90 31.70 3.50 42.0 48.51
#10328 21 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 0.74
  • Slight water movement going up stream
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 13.00 3.10 7.30 70.3 5.70
2.9m 9.0 15.40 29.50 5.37 63.9 45.44
#10327 15 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 0.55 @ 11:10 (end of monitoring)
  • Very strong W. wind downstream creating waves
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.8 13.80 1.30 6.02 58.7 2.54
2.5m 12.0 13.50 7.10 0.88 8.8 12.30
#10326 14 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 0.92
  • Strong pull on probe/weighted rope at 1.50m
  • Flow extremely fast
  • Large no. of small fish desperately trying to swim upstream against the current (in area next to streamside veg. Many being swept out into faster flowing river channel)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.50 6.20 2.39 24.4 10.90
3.0m 14.40 6.20 2.43 24.7 10.96
#10320 7 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.70
  • 1000's of small fish in wetlands & river
  • Large amount of small dad broken veg. floating on surface
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 15.10 1.90 6.25 62.1 3.66
3.6m 9.0 18.70 31.70 2.38 30.1 48.46
#10274 30 Apr 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.43
  • Strengthening N wind (4)
  • Strong movement of water downstream hard to distinguish if it is flow from recent rain or strong N wind directly down channel -possibly both
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 16.60 2.40 5.91 61.1 4.44
3.5m 9.0 18.90 32.60 4.27 55.5 49.72
#10259 23 Apr 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.34
  • There was slow flow going upstream (could have been influenced by SE wind.)
  • Thousands of tiny winged insects floating in water amongst wetland vegetation along side of boardwalk
  • Very bad infestation of aphids on Phragmities along side nearly whole length of boardwalk
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 15.50 1.50 7.65 77.3 2.83
3.5m 9.0 18.90 32.70 5.36 70.8 49.79
#10248 16 Apr 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 16.70 2.40 8.29 86.5 4.40
3.3m 9.0 19.00 32.90 9.87 130.2 50.20
#10234 5 Apr 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD G2 1.02
  • Flow driven downstream by very strong NW wind
  • Large 'drapes' of algae on submerged streamside veg., smaller pieces floating in current (also large pieces of seaweed)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 18.40 12.40 8.76 99.6 20.62
3.2m 9.0 18.10 33.20 12.56 162.0 50.60
#10206 19 Mar 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 16.30 7.80 7.00 75.8 15.92
2.5m 9.0 16.30 34.20 6.19 76.9 52.00
#10219 14 Mar 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 19.80 2.00 2.44 27.0 3.71
2.3m 19.70 10.70 0.02 0.2 17.88
#10216 13 Mar 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 27.0 6.4 19.70 2.90 0.05 0.8 5.40
2.7m 27.0 19.70 2.90 0.03 0.3 5.44
#10213 12 Mar 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.6 21.90 1.20 5.43 62.5 2.27
3.5m 9.0 20.50 29.60 0.02 0.3 45.59
#10192 9 Mar 2016 Approved Notes:
  • Overcast cool SW wind -slight ripples d/s to bridge
  • Light rain
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.6 22.10 1.20 4.05 46.6 2.40
3.5m 9.0 20.30 30.60 0.02 0.3 46.96
#10188 2 Mar 2016 Approved Notes:
  • Drop in D.O. measurements at 0.50 re-tested several times to check accuracy
  • Rise in D.O at 3.00m from top
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.3 22.60 0.90 6.28 72.7 1.84
3.5m 9.0 20.70 30.70 0.02 0.3 47.09
#10167 26 Feb 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.30
  • Strong W wind & overcast
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 20.40 1.90 7.12 79.8 3.58
3.5m 9.0 20.90 31.00 0.03 0.4 47.53
#10159 20 Feb 2016 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 18.80 0.80 7.14 77.2 1.59
3.3m 9.0 21.00 30.80 2.33 31.9 47.21
#10146 12 Feb 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.15
  • however the probe remained still at lower depth
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 23.50 2.20 6.54 78.0 4.08
3.3m 9.0 21.30 31.60 2.09 28.4 48.35
#10136 5 Feb 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 22.20 1.90 7.64 88.2 3.60
3.2m 9.0 21.20 31.70 7.70 111.4 48.50
#10098 21 Jan 2016 Approved Notes: - AHD 0.79 @12:00
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 23.10 3.40 7.19 85.7 6.03
3.0m 9.0 18.50 32.30 9.62 124.0 49.27
#10077 16 Jan 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 18.80 4.80 7.91 87.0 8.63
2.7m 9.0 16.40 33.10 7.09 88.4 50.40
#10057 10 Jan 2016 Approved Notes: -AHD G2 0.48
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.20 3.10 7.53 86.2 5.73
2.6m 18.20 32.40 7.15 92.2 49.38
#10052 6 Jan 2016 Approved Notes: -AHD 0.26 @ 11:15 G2.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.40 5.80 7.64 89.0 10.27
2.3m 17.00 32.30 6.48 83.3 49.35
#10043 1 Jan 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD G2 0.47 @ 10:25
  • Freshwater inflow difficult because of waves
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 20.30 6.30 5.22 60.3 11.08
2.5m 9.0 17.50 32.90 6.90 88.0 50.10
#10039 28 Dec 2015 Approved Notes:
    0.42 @ 09:50
  • Flow going upstream
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 19.0 6.6 20.10 3.10 4.34 48.4 5.63
2.5m 19.0 17.80 29.10 4.84 60.7 44.95
#10036 27 Dec 2015 Approved Notes:
  • Large amount of rotting veg. coming downstream
  • Dark discharge oozing out from streamside veg.& travelling downstream to river
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 18.80 3.60 0.58 6.3 6.61
3.1m 17.60 28.40 0.02 0.2 43.88
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