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S3 Footbridge upstream of Great Ocean Road at Torquay
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Spring Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | S3 |
| Site name | Footbridge upstream of Great Ocean Road at Torquay |
| Nearest road and town | Great Ocean Road, Torquay |
| Description | Footbridge upstream of Great Ocean Road at Torquay |
| Site access | Easily accessed via walkway from Great Ocean Road. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | Road |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 08-07-2007 - 23-03-2019 |
Photo of phys/chem monitoring site S3 |
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Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 16-09-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #12067 | #12305 | #12149 | #12273 | #12356 | #12413 | #12524 | #12593 | #12647 | #12724 | #12796 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 16-09-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 11.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 |
| Bottom | 21.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 |
pH
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 16-09-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Bottom | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
Temperature ° C
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 14.90 | 13.10 | 12.10 | 9.80 | 11.40 | 15.60 | 21.30 | 20.60 | 20.50 | 21.30 |
| Bottom | 14.20 | 11.90 | 11.70 | 12.10 | 12.60 | 15.00 | 21.50 | 20.20 | 19.70 | 21.90 |
Salinity ppt
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 19.90 | 15.10 | 14.90 | 28.40 | 19.40 | 19.30 | 13.20 | 27.80 | 32.90 | 35.50 |
| Bottom | 20.00 | 15.50 | 15.10 | 32.10 | 26.00 | 19.40 | 15.20 | 28.50 | 33.10 | 36.30 |
D.O. mg/L
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 8.38 | 7.61 | 7.84 | 8.87 | 10.17 | 7.65 | 6.15 | 8.83 | 7.12 | 7.17 |
| Bottom | 8.53 | 9.05 | 7.86 | 8.32 | 4.41 | 7.39 | 5.73 | 8.02 | 6.43 | 5.92 |
D.O. % Sat
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 92.10 | 79.80 | 79.00 | 93.50 | 104.30 | 87.10 | 75.10 | 115.00 | 97.90 | 99.70 |
| Bottom | 91.40 | 91.80 | 79.70 | 95.20 | 50.50 | 81.20 | 70.40 | 105.20 | 82.40 | 86.60 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 06-05-2018 | 06-06-2018 | 09-06-2018 | 14-07-2018 | 18-08-2018 | 28-10-2018 | 15-12-2018 | 11-01-2019 | 23-02-2019 | 23-03-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 31.85 | 24.77 | 24.46 | 44.14 | 31.16 | 30.91 | 21.83 | 43.02 | 50.10 | 53.70 |
| Bottom | 32.03 | 25.37 | 24.77 | 49.21 | 40.77 | 31.05 | 24.89 | 43.98 | 50.50 | 54.70 |
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