Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #12195
Date and Time Sunday 24th June 2018 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Estuary was artificially opened earlier in the week but the entrance is now closed again.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.00 11.50 12.75 121.2 19.43
Previous 12.5 12.8 9.9 100.8 21.3
Median 15.7 14.30 9.28 90.10 23.6
0.5m 10.70 15.20 11.64 115.5 25.13
Previous 15.7 14.3 6.7 84.7 23.6
Median 16.1 14.30 8.61 89.30 23.6
1.0m 11.90 20.90 9.76 103.8 33.43
Previous 12.5 12.9 9.3 94.5 21.7
Median 16.3 22.90 7.21 85.10 36.8
1.5m 12.50 23.70 8.79 95.3 37.44
Previous 16.3 16.5 6.6 85.1 26.9
Median 18.6 23.50 6.82 83.20 37.2
1.9m 12.50 23.20 8.45 91.2 36.70
Previous 22.0 19.4 6.8 90.5 31.2
Median 18.6 23.50 7.21 83.20 37.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.6
Previous 0.1 9 7.8
Median 0.1 9 7.3
Bottom 1.9 9 7.4
Previous 2.2 9 7.9
Median 2.2 17 7.5

Other details

Max depth 1.95
Previous 2.30
Median 2.30
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

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