Observation details

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site Tait Point
Observation ID #6684
Date and Time Saturday 4th February 2012 10:32am
Approved Approved

Notes

1.Green ,cloudy water
2.Floating threads of bright green algae
3.Very dense bloom
4.Some white wind driven scum
5.One 50 cm dead carp on bank

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 01:00

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.40 28.00 15.53 183.9 40.00
Previous 19.1 22.3 12.1 130.7 31.8
Median 19.1 7.30 10.37 105.20 10.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 150 9.2
Previous 0.1 100 9.1
Median 0.1 40 8.5
Bottom 0.4 300 9.1
Previous 0.4 200 9.4
Median 0.5 50 8.4

Other details

Max depth 0.50
Previous 0.40
Median 0.60
Flow estimate N/A
Low tide time 01:00am

Observation Documents

No documents found for this observation

Preceding Observations

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