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Po2 Site two (Mouth of Powlett Road Bridge)

Active Physico-Chemical 13-03-2010 - 27-03-2024

Powlett River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#5286 11 Mar 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 8.0 20.40 28.70 6.29 82.6 44.32
4.5m 16.0 8.0 18.20 32.10 3.15 39.9 49.07
#5285 27 Feb 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 8.2 23.10 28.90 7.24 102.0 44.65
4.2m 12.0 8.0 20.70 32.60 3.12 41.9 49.76
#5279 16 Feb 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 23.50 29.60 5.80 80.0 45.72
4.1m 15.0 21.40 30.80 1.04 12.6 47.30
#5276 9 Feb 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 7.9 22.20 31.70 6.77 93.4 48.63
4.1m 17.0 7.8 20.00 35.65 0.19 2.5 53.96
#5272 23 Jan 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 7.7 21.30 0.18 8.97 101.3 0.36
4.2m 16.0 8.4 19.69 35.36 6.81 91.7 53.57
#5270 9 Jan 2015 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.0 8.9 23.00 33.84 5.86 83.0 51.45
4.0m 20.0 8.4 20.00 35.60 0.35 4.9 53.69
#5266 16 Dec 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 45.0 8.0 20.00 0.41 9.20 101.2 0.87
3.9m 45.0 7.4 17.60 35.70 3.21 41.7 54.05
#5262 29 Nov 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 8.3 20.80 4.20 16.00 140.0 21.40
4.0m 13.0 8.0 16.70 33.90 5.00 64.0 51.50
#5261 15 Nov 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 9.1 16.00 21.60 13.00 147.6 34.40
3.9m 9.0 8.4 16.30 33.60 3.14 39.2 51.10
#5243 9 Aug 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 25.0 7.4 10.00 1.60 8.57 77.3 3.09
3.5m 25.0 8.2 12.50 32.00 6.80 78.5 49.80
#5239 1 Jul 2014 Approved Notes: John Reid helped with the collecting of data.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 77.0 7.1 9.90 1.50 8.34 74.5 2.74
4.4m 77.0 7.8 13.50 32.60 3.82 44.8 49.85
#5235 30 Jun 2014 Approved Notes: Water levels very high due to freshwater inflows.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 70.0 7.1 9.90 1.50 8.34 74.5 2.74
4.4m 70.0 8.1 13.50 32.60 3.82 44.8 49.85
#5230 7 Jun 2014 Approved Notes: There is a green hue on the surface of the water.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 14.50 29.00 5.46 65.0 44.60
3.5m 9.0 8.2 15.40 34.10 6.90 86.1 51.80
#5225 21 May 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 18.80 26.70 5.69 70.0 41.76
3.5m 20.20 31.80 5.57 73.0 48.35
#5208 10 May 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 8.1 13.80 29.30 7.51 86.6 45.90
4.5m 13.0 8.3 15.20 34.20 3.68 34.5 51.90
#5203 11 Apr 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.0 8.0 18.30 32.20 6.53 83.6 49.18
3.4m 14.0 7.7 18.10 35.10 5.57 72.0 53.20
#5200 29 Mar 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.1 17.90 32.60 5.86 75.8 49.69
3.5m 9.0 8.0 18.70 34.70 5.41 71.5 52.50
#5196 12 Mar 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 8.4 21.00 34.50 7.98 109.0 52.30
3.0m 13.0 8.1 19.70 35.10 6.75 90.0 53.10
#5194 22 Feb 2014 Approved Notes: The river is very clear. The high slinity would explain this obervation.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 17.50 34.80 7.01 90.1 52.70
3.5m 9.0 7.8 17.50 34.80 6.68 86.9 52.70
#5192 6 Feb 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 8.7 20.00 28.80 7.33 94.6 44.27
3.4m 13.0 8.7 18.10 33.50 6.85 88.8 51.00
#5188 28 Jan 2014 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 8.3 23.60 29.90 7.95 109.8 45.54
3.2m 16.0 8.3 20.10 33.00 7.27 100.0 50.20
#5179 14 Dec 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 23.0 7.5 16.10 2.10 7.17 74.0 3.87
4.0m 23.0 16.40 32.90 7.35 91.6 50.20
#5178 13 Oct 2013 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 15.20 9.90 7.05 75.2 16.60
4.5m 9.0 8.4 14.60 34.20 7.66 94.0 52.00
#5172 5 Jul 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 11.90 32.40 8.70 89.6 49.70
4.0m 9.0 7.7 12.80 33.80 7.70 90.1 51.50
#5168 28 Jun 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.0 7.5 11.30 3.00 8.24 77.0 5.59
4.4m 11.0 8.1 13.90 33.30 7.72 92.3 50.70
#5166 25 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Wind picking up from the east. Very sunny and clear day.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.0 7.3 8.00 0.70 8.39 71.2 1.37
3.9m 20.0 7.8 10.30 16.60 7.03 69.6 27.22
#5164 20 Jun 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 8.90 0.40 7.40 64.2 0.80
4.3m 9.00 0.40 6.94 60.3 0.85
#5161 17 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Water very turbid still.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.60 0.60 7.05 64.0 1.21
4.5m 10.60 0.70 6.83 61.2 1.42
#5160 15 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Flow still steady, water very turbid. Quite an aroma present down at the estuary.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.00 1.10 6.42 63.5 2.06
4.5m 10.80 1.20 6.52 59.8 2.36
#5159 14 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Flow still quite strong. Water very turbid.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.10 4.30 8.40 80.2 7.62
5.0m 12.20 5.00 8.29 79.8 8.68
#5155 14 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Mouth opened naturally at roughly 8:30 to 9am
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.80 3.50 7.99 75.4 6.51
5.0m 13.40 30.40 0.03 0.4 46.62
#5156 14 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Mouth opened naturally between 8:30 - 9:00am
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.40 3.90 7.57 73.2 7.03
5.0m 13.50 31.80 0.02 0.2 48.70
#5154 13 Jun 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.70 5.40 9.52 89.2 9.65
5.0m 13.40 31.60 0.03 0.4 48.51
#5149 9 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: River very high.
Gauge board well below the surface of the water.
Large body of water covering crown land up stream from the car bridge.




Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 8.0 7.8 9.20 12.20 10.52 100.0 20.40
5.0m 8.0 7.2 13.20 31.50 0.04 0.4 48.37
#5150 8 Jun 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.70 12.50 7.80 74.0 20.84
5.0m 13.20 31.60 0.02 0.3 48.39
#5147 2 Jun 2013 Approved Notes: Very loud frog calling on Western side of Powlett channel.

Two varieties of Ibis present on property on Western side of the main channel, upstream of the Powlett River Bridge.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 8.2 13.70 13.90 10.30 107.7 22.94
5.0m 12.0 7.6 13.20 31.70 0.16 2.1 48.60
#5145 27 May 2013 Approved Notes: Frogs and birds inhabitating wetlands can be clearly heard from this site.

Black lines clearly visible from the top of the turbidity tube.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 7.8 13.10 10.80 9.07 92.0 17.58
5.0m 10.0 7.4 13.00 31.80 1.13 12.6 48.74
#5144 21 May 2013 Approved
Saltmarsh downstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing SE)
Saltmarsh downstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing SE)
Saltmarsh upstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing NE)
Saltmarsh upstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing NE)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 8.0 11.70 22.70 7.80 85.0 35.70
5.0m 10.0 7.8 12.90 31.90 3.06 34.4 48.80
#5138 18 May 2013 Approved Notes: The river banks up stream from the bridge are covered in flood waters. Most of the conservation area is covered in water. The lower part of the carpark beside the bridge is being flooded.
upstream from bridge
upstream from bridge
upstream from bridge
upstream from bridge
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 11.80 30.60 7.65 87.0 47.20
4.5m 9.0 7.6 12.70 31.70 5.50 63.3 48.59
#5141 17 May 2013 Approved Notes: Gaugeboard reading: 1.895.
Flood plains covered
Saltmarsh underwater downstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing SE)
Saltmarsh underwater downstream of Mouth of Powlett Bridge (facing SE)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.20 30.70 6.92 78.8 47.29
4.9m 12.50 31.80 5.00 54.0 48.77
#5135 14 May 2013 Approved Notes: New WGCMA YSI meter used. Uncertain of the YSI number.

Wet, windy, overcast day.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 6.6 13.20 32.10 6.06 71.5 49.21
4.7m 10.0 6.9 14.00 33.20 2.33 27.3 50.60
#5134 5 May 2013 Approved Notes: Water birds are beginning to take advantage of the flooded river banks to the north of the bridge. The water is beginning to rise into the car park next to the car bridge.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 12.80 32.90 7.50 89.1 50.40
4.5m 9.0 8.2 13.40 33.40 7.29 85.6 51.00
#5132 1 May 2013 Approved Notes: Matt required to surf the river to retrieve the pH monitor.
pH monitor returned unscathed.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.1 14.00 32.30 6.40 76.0 49.41
4.7m 9.0 8.1 16.10 34.50 4.50 53.7 52.30
#5129 20 Apr 2013 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 1.0 8.0 13.50 30.60 6.75 79.8 47.02
4.4m 1.0 8.0 15.70 33.50 4.20 52.0 51.00
#5127 24 Mar 2013 Approved Notes: Robbie angry at black cord on YSI monitor.
Unable to locate turbidity tube leg rope.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 7.9 17.80 34.80 6.10 80.5 52.70
4.0m 10.0 8.2 17.80 34.90 6.01 76.9 52.80
#5102 9 Feb 2013 Approved Notes: The river remained at the same height from the start to the finish of the monitoring. The sand build up at the mouth may be preventing the river from emptying out. There was a small amount of flow from the mouth into the sea.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 8.1 22.70 34.80 5.75 82.0 52.80
4.0m 10.0 8.2 20.40 35.10 5.28 70.0 53.10
#5091 16 Dec 2012 Approved Notes: Accidentally kicked turbidity tube into the Powlett. It has gone to join the old lead weight from the Van Dorn. Robbie was working very hard to get the job done quickly due to an overwhelming urge to clean his house.
Young lady fishing below the bridge pulled in healthy quantity of seaweed.
The results indicate that there is very little fresh water on the surface of the river..
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 8.0 18.40 33.80 6.10 76.5 51.30
4.0m 10.0 8.3 17.60 34.90 5.96 75.0 52.80
#5089 3 Nov 2012 Approved Notes: QAQC conducted today. Mike, Mark, Harry and Adam were unable to attend. Written test conducted at the KGC.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 7.2 15.00 7.20 7.00 72.5 12.50
3.5m 15.0 7.5 14.90 34.70 7.33 89.3 52.60
#5082 6 Oct 2012 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.0 7.1 15.10 2.90 6.36 64.7 5.30
3.0m 40.0 7.3 13.90 33.50 8.40 99.8 51.00
#5042 8 Sep 2012 Approved Notes: Very strong out going current dragged the van dorf even with the weight so it was difficult to know if we reached the bottom.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 50.0 6.8 10.60 2.40 10.13 93.0 4.42
4.5m 50.0 7.5 11.90 33.80 8.58 98.1 51.60
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