Observation details

Overview

Estuary Powlett River Estuary
Site Site three (Bridge Creek)
Observation ID #4443
Date and Time Saturday 26th February 2011 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Sunny day and light winds. tide was on the way out.
lots of bait fish around, the river looks really good at the moment with lots of seagrass growing along the banks.

Tides
06:15am 1.49m
12:28pm 0.10m
19:30pm 1.36m

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 19.50 9.90 6.08 73.1 16.80
Previous 17.1 3.3 6.0 63.6 6.1
Median 13.8 3.30 6.13 62.00 6.1
0.5m 19.60 15.90 5.00 62.4 24.80
Previous 13.8 2.0 6.1 60.6 3.7
Median 13.8 24.30 6.18 62.00 37.5
1.0m 19.50 30.90 5.25 70.0 47.33
Previous 17.0 4.6 5.8 61.9 7.2
Median 16.1 31.50 5.85 63.00 48.1
1.5m 19.40 31.70 4.75 72.2 48.79
Previous 13.8 31.5 5.7 69.6 48.1
Median 16.1 32.60 6.10 69.60 49.7
2.0m 19.40 31.90 4.55 72.9 49.41
Previous 17.2 33.3 6.1 76.5 50.7
Median 16.3 33.30 6.14 67.50 51.1
2.5m 19.50 32.90 4.25 75.0 50.20
Previous 13.8 33.4 6.9 81.6 51.1
Median 16.3 33.40 6.88 67.50 52.3
3.0m 19.60 33.20 4.25 75.4 50.50
Previous 17.4 33.6 5.8 74.8 51.1
Median 16.3 34.00 5.83 69.90 51.7
3.5m 19.60 33.20 4.20 74.6 50.50
Previous 13.8 34.0 6.9 84.4 51.7
Median 16.3 35.00 6.92 69.90 53.0
4.0m 19.20 33.40 4.50 75.4 50.80
Previous 17.4 33.7 5.9 73.2 51.2
Median 16.3 34.10 5.93 70.00 51.8
6.6m 19.10 33.60 3.28 64.3 51.10
Previous 13.8 34.0 5.2 65.0 51.7
Median 16.2 34.90 4.15 58.40 53.9

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.5
Previous 0.1 30 8.0
Median 0.1 30 7.5
Bottom 6.6 10 8.0
Previous 7.1 20 7.5
Median 7.1 15 7.5

Other details

Max depth 6.70
Previous 7.10
Median 7.00
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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