Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Woods Property Fairhaven
Observation ID #11633
Date and Time Sunday 17th September 2017 13:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Erratic EC readings. Reading in MS. 

NTU reading very unusual for this site, generally its >9

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.90 0.20 10.48 97.1 3.27
Previous 12.9 20.0 7.5 79.5 32.1
Median 19.5 15.80 7.06 79.50 25.9
0.5m 11.80 0.20 10.59 97.7 2.45
Previous 12.2 14.3 7.8 79.8 23.5
Median 20.4 15.80 7.06 79.80 25.9
1.0m 11.80 0.20 10.50 97.3 3.26
Previous 15.2 31.2 1.5 19.7 48.0
Median 20.8 26.00 2.80 35.40 40.8
1.3m 11.80 0.20 10.49 95.7 2.45
Previous 20.3 26.0 2.7 35.4 40.8
Median 21.2 26.00 3.31 39.00 40.8

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 98 7.1
Previous 0.1 12 6.5
Median 0.1 9 6.5
Bottom 1.3 100 6.8
Previous 1.6 9 7.3
Median 1.5 9 6.7

Other details

Max depth 1.40
Previous 1.70
Median 1.60
Flow estimate Slow

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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