Site details

Overview

Estuary Spring Creek Estuary
CMA Corangamite CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code S2
Site name Middle fishing platform
Nearest road and town Great Ocean Road, Torquay
Description Middle fishing platform opposite first green on golf course
Site access Easily accessed via walkway beside estuary.
Land use
  • Recreational
Land use description
Status Active
Observation history 08-07-2007 - 19-12-2023
Photo of S2
Photo of phys/chem monitoring site S2

Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

Date 30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Observation #15511 #15560 #15774 #15901 #15922

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 9.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 10.0
Bottom 9.0 11.0 19.0 11.0 10.0

pH

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.0 8.0
Bottom 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.0

Ammonia mg/L

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 16.70 12.30 17.40 19.30 20.20
Bottom 16.00 12.30 16.70 19.20 20.10

Salinity ppt

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 35.50 26.00 17.20
Bottom 36.10 25.90 17.50

D.O. mg/L

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 9.02 12.50 8.87 7.56 8.96
Bottom 8.95 12.24 8.53 7.60 8.92

D.O. % Sat

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 93.00 117.50 92.80 82.40 99.30
Bottom 90.60 114.90 88.10 82.50 98.50

Conductivity mS/cm

30-04-2023 27-05-2023 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 45.20 30.80 23.80
Bottom 45.10 30.70 23.80
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