Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #13191
Date and Time Sunday 14th July 2019 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Estuary rose from 1.8m on Saturday to 2.0 on Sunday afternoon

Hach meter periodically lost connection to oxygen probe. Had to jiggle cable to get measurements. Sensitive to movement of cables

Digger seen at entrance - presumably artificially opening estuary

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 9.80 8.30 10.35 96.7 10.20 Not able to give locked/fixed reading at this depth although not that much variation
Previous 11.5 18.4 12.0 116.8 22.1
Median 18.6 22.50 9.50 106.40 28.1
0.5m 9.70 14.10 10.07 93.8 16.57
Previous 12.9 23.1 9.8 98.6 28.1
Median 20.2 22.50 9.50 106.40 31.8
1.0m 10.10 15.30 10.96 102.9 18.04
Previous 11.5 19.5 11.2 109.7 23.3
Median 17.0 23.30 8.20 96.00 32.6
1.5m 9.60 16.00 10.98 102.1 18.47
Previous 11.7 24.4 10.0 98.5 28.7
Median 18.6 23.30 8.20 96.00 34.0
2.0m 9.40 16.30 11.31 104.4 18.78
Previous 11.7 20.1 8.2 81.0 24.0
Median 14.9 26.00 8.25 81.00 40.7
2.5m 9.30 16.80 11.40 105.1 19.18
Previous 12.5 25.2 9.0 89.8 30.1
Median 14.9 26.00 5.00 70.00 40.7
2.8m 9.90 17.90 9.52 89.1 20.70
Previous 23.5 26.0 3.2 41.4 40.7
Median 20.6 28.60 5.00 70.00 45.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 13 7.2
Previous 0.1 9 7.7
Median 0.1 9 7.7
Bottom 2.8 14 7.5
Previous 2.3 9 7.7
Median 2.2 9 7.8

Other details

Max depth 2.91
Previous 2.40
Median 2.35
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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