Site details

Overview

Estuary Powlett River Estuary
CMA West Gippsland CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code Po5
Site name Site five (Daly Bridge)
Nearest road and town Daly Street, Dalyston
Description Pedestrian bridge located at the end of Daly Street. This bridge crosses the Powlett River, and is part of the Kilcunda Rail Trail.
Site access Turn off the Bass Hwy and head down Daly Street. At the very end of Daly Street you will find the Daly Street pedestrian bridge and the Powlett River.
Land use
  • Rural Grazing
Land use description This site is surrounded by beef cattle grazing land, that is not fenced off from the river.
Status Active
Observation history 01-04-2010 - 27-03-2024

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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 30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Observation #15552 #15685 #15728 #15800 #15857 #15974 #15973 #16003 #16099

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 45.6 42.7 28.8 54.7 17.1 12.2 7.2 10.6 5.1
Bottom 46.2 18.8 18.0 53.7 5.8 8.9 4.0 5.7 4.5

pH

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.9 7.5 7.6 8.0
Bottom 7.1 7.5 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.8

Ammonia mg/L

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 12.10 10.40 12.20 15.10 17.00 20.80 25.80 22.70 20.70
Bottom 12.10 11.10 12.60 15.10 16.90 18.10 19.80 22.00 19.60

Salinity ppt

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.30 3.50 2.40 4.50 25.90 28.50
Bottom 0.40 20.00 15.20 0.30 34.00 32.40 33.00 34.10 30.70

D.O. mg/L

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 8.65 11.34 7.47 7.03 8.16 5.51 4.96 6.67 7.75
Bottom 8.35 6.85 4.70 6.90 7.40 2.08 4.24 3.00 5.71

D.O. % Sat

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 80.40 99.80 69.70 69.70 86.00 62.80 62.50 88.70 100.90
Bottom 77.60 69.30 48.50 68.40 93.80 26.90 56.40 41.30 73.70

Conductivity mS/cm

30-05-2023 26-07-2023 31-08-2023 15-09-2023 16-11-2023 14-12-2023 16-01-2024 08-02-2024 27-03-2024
Top 0.73 1.07 1.28 0.55 6.37 4.45 8.13 40.42 44.04
Bottom 0.80 31.97 24.90 0.57 51.57 49.45 50.23 48.83 47.11
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