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B1 The Heads
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Barwon River Estuary |
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| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | B1 |
| Site name | The Heads |
| Nearest road and town | Jetty Road, Barwon Heads |
| Description | Jetty adjacent to "At the Heads" restaurant |
| Site access | Easily accessed via walkway |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | This site is located adjacent to the "At The Heads Restaurant", the Barwon Heads Caravan Park, and the Barwon Heads foreshore area which is an open space area with patches of native vege. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 09-11-2007 - 20-03-2024 |
Photo of phys/chem site B1 |
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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 | 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 |
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| Observation | #15507 | #15526 | #15592 | #15675 | #15619 | #15668 | #15687 | #15716 | #15739 | #15760 | #15886 | #15882 | #15933 | #15929 | #16010 | #16024 | #16046 | #16074 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Bottom | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 30.0 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
pH
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Bottom | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
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| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
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| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 14.50 | 15.00 | 14.60 | 8.70 | 11.50 | 10.30 | 12.00 | 12.20 | 12.90 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 16.20 | 18.60 | 17.10 | 19.40 | 21.30 | 20.00 | 18.40 |
| Bottom | 15.30 | 15.20 | 14.50 | 8.70 | 11.50 | 10.50 | 12.20 | 12.60 | 12.80 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 16.00 | 18.70 | 17.20 | 19.50 | 21.00 | 19.90 | 18.30 |
Salinity ppt
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 36.20 | 38.00 | 37.90 | 17.70 | 24.10 | 24.70 | 21.00 | 36.40 | 37.30 | 37.70 | 37.30 | 37.90 | 37.30 | 37.90 | 37.30 | 37.90 | 38.00 | 38.00 |
| Bottom | 37.20 | 37.90 | 37.90 | 17.60 | 24.00 | 24.90 | 30.70 | 36.90 | 37.40 | 37.60 | 37.40 | 37.90 | 37.20 | 37.90 | 37.10 | 37.90 | 38.00 | 38.00 |
D.O. mg/L
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.90 | 10.62 | 10.62 | 12.08 | 10.74 | 10.76 | 10.73 | 10.95 | 10.28 | 9.34 | 9.38 | 8.75 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 8.04 | 8.66 | 8.48 | 0.04 |
| Bottom | 10.34 | 10.47 | 10.57 | 12.01 | 10.72 | 10.48 | 10.45 | 10.72 | 10.30 | 9.32 | 9.36 | 8.73 | 9.27 | 9.59 | 8.05 | 8.77 | 8.42 | 9.03 |
D.O. % Sat
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 100.60 | 104.40 | 104.70 | 103.40 | 99.50 | 95.30 | 98.70 | 101.30 | 98.80 | 92.70 | 91.80 | 89.90 | 99.90 | 99.40 | 89.90 | 98.60 | 92.80 | 96.00 |
| Bottom | 103.00 | 103.30 | 104.20 | 102.70 | 99.30 | 93.30 | 96.70 | 100.60 | 98.40 | 92.60 | 91.40 | 89.00 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 88.20 | 99.20 | 92.00 | 95.70 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 04-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 21-06-2023 | 06-07-2023 | 19-07-2023 | 03-08-2023 | 16-08-2023 | 07-09-2023 | 20-09-2023 | 02-11-2023 | 15-11-2023 | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 51.70 | 54.30 | 54.20 | 25.30 | 34.40 | 35.30 | 30.00 | 52.00 | 53.30 | 53.80 | 53.30 | 54.10 | 53.30 | 54.20 | 53.30 | 54.10 | 54.30 | 54.30 |
| Bottom | 53.10 | 54.20 | 54.20 | 25.20 | 34.30 | 35.60 | 43.80 | 52.70 | 53.40 | 53.70 | 53.40 | 54.10 | 53.20 | 54.20 | 53.00 | 54.20 | 54.30 | 54.30 |
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