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B5 Tait Point

1 June 2017

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site Tait Point
Observation ID #11229
Date and Time Thursday 1st June 2017 10:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Unusual observation: Top turbidity reading considerably greater than bottom reading. May be due to muddy run-off following recent rain.

Many waterbirds.  Mainly ducks also cormorants and swans.  Shooters arrived to launch boat as we departed.

 

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 10:30

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.00 11.90 12.77 113.6 16.94
Previous 14.2 2.8 9.0 87.4 4.0
Median 18.5 15.34 8.28 86.50 21.9
0.4m 12.00 15.70 14.73 134.1 22.50
Previous 14.9 7.5 1.9 18.5 10.7
Median 19.2 19.95 8.28 86.50 28.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 26 8.2
Previous 0.1 37 8.2
Median 0.1 25 8.1
Bottom 0.4 9 8.4
Previous 0.5 70 8.0
Median 0.5 24 7.9

Other details

Max depth 0.50
Previous 0.55
Median 0.55
Flow estimate Pool
Low tide time 10:30am

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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