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ID Date Status Details
#16075 20 Mar 2024 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.0 8.9 18.40 37.70 8.20 86.9 53.90
1.7m 11.0 9.1 18.50 37.70 8.04 85.6 53.80
#16047 7 Mar 2024 Pending Notes:

New volunteer Jim... Not yet on list of volunteers

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 19.60 36.90 8.31 90.0 52.70
1.4m 9.0 7.8 19.70 36.80 8.17 89.0 52.60
#16025 21 Feb 2024 Pending Notes:

Water looked murky with cut grass floating on surface.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 0.0 7.9 21.60 35.00 7.33 83.8 50.00
1.6m 0.0 7.9 21.30 35.70 7.25 82.4 51.00
#16011 1 Feb 2024 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.4 20.00 5.50 50.20 86.4 7.82
1.5m 9.0 8.4 20.10 5.40 50.10 85.4 7.72
#15930 20 Dec 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 8.0 8.0 17.50 36.90 9.27 96.9 52.70
1.4m 8.0 8.0 17.50 36.90 9.21 96.3 52.70
#15934 7 Dec 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 0.0 8.4 19.60 26.60 7.72 83.8 38.00
1.5m 0.0 8.3 19.30 34.80 7.99 86.9 49.70
#15884 15 Nov 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 0.0 8.2 16.30 37.40 8.91 91.5 53.40
1.4m 0.0 8.2 16.30 37.40 8.87 91.2 53.40
#15887 2 Nov 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.4 14.50 36.10 9.38 91.6 51.50
1.5m 9.0 8.4 14.60 36.00 9.27 90.8 51.40
#15740 7 Sep 2023 Approved Notes:

Strong northerly wind caused great disturbance of the water's surface

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 12.50 32.60 9.95 94.5 46.60
1.5m 9.0 8.1 12.40 33.20 9.94 94.4 47.40
#15717 16 Aug 2023 Approved Notes:

mS/cm - Hach not locking on

slight dirty slick on surface of water

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.3 8.2 11.40 14.40 84.60 84.6 20.60
1.5m 9.3 8.2 11.40 15.70 80.90 80.9 22.50
#15688 3 Aug 2023 Approved Notes:

The water's surface was choppy due to wind.  

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 50.0 8.4 11.50 11.70 10.73 97.9 16.68
1.5m 50.0 8.4 11.30 11.70 10.76 97.5 16.70
#15620 6 Jul 2023 Pending Notes:

No data sheets - made do

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 29.0 8.3 10.30 11.50 11.04 99.6 16.38
1.5m 29.0 8.3 10.20 11.30 11.06 99.5 16.12
#15676 21 Jun 2023 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 8.4 8.20 16.30 12.21 103.2 23.30
1.4m 24.0 8.4 8.20 16.30 12.18 102.9 23.30
#15593 1 Jun 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.5 7.8 13.70 30.60 9.19 88.7 43.70
2.5m 9.5 7.8 13.70 31.20 9.13 88.2 44.50
#15527 17 May 2023 Approved Notes:

Water clear. No sign of algal bloom or weed.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.8 13.30 30.50 9.57 90.6 43.60
2.0m 9.0 7.8 13.30 31.00 9.46 89.7 44.30
#15508 4 May 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 9.2 13.60 23.00 10.04 96.8 32.80
2.0m 10.0 9.1 13.80 25.50 9.57 92.4 36.40
#15468 19 Apr 2023 Approved Notes:

clear water, no algal bloom

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.8 16.30 26.60 9.22 93.9 38.00
2.0m 9.0 7.8 16.30 27.40 9.11 93.9 39.10
#15392 6 Apr 2023 Approved Notes:

Turbidity less than 9 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.4 17.80 27.60 8.46 89.7 39.40
1.5m 9.0 8.3 17.40 29.00 8.09 85.1 41.40
#15363 15 Mar 2023 Approved Notes:

the pH was measured using litmus paper as the meter could not be calibrated.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 19.50 36.30 8.21 90.1 51.90
1.4m 9.0 8.0 19.70 36.30 8.09 89.1 51.80
#15331 2 Mar 2023 Approved Notes:

pH meter would not calibrate (Error4 message) - instead we used the pH paper kit.

No gauge board.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 18.70 36.80 8.35 90.1 52.50
1.5m 9.0 8.0 18.70 37.10 8.39 90.4 53.00
#15290 15 Feb 2023 Approved Notes:

NB. pH on meter 6.5, but 8 with Litmus paper.

Admin - use pH strip data as meter results unusual

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 19.70 36.70 8.63 92.2 52.40
1.5m 9.0 8.0 19.60 36.80 8.34 91.7 52.50
#15261 2 Feb 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 18.90 37.20 7.81 85.9 53.10
2.0m 9.0 6.9 19.10 37.20 7.73 85.5 53.10
#15241 18 Jan 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 20.70 37.60 8.16 91.5 53.70
1.6m 9.0 7.2 21.00 37.50 7.98 90.4 53.60
#15214 5 Jan 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 18.30 23.20 8.05 86.9 33.20
1.8m 9.0 8.0 18.50 28.80 7.47 80.1 41.20
#15195 21 Dec 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.5 8.3 18.70 23.10 8.59 92.7 33.00
1.5m 13.5 8.3 18.00 25.80 7.84 83.3 36.80
#15125 16 Nov 2022 Approved Notes:

All the readings for EC on the Hach meter referred to the measurement as Natural Water.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 300.0 7.2 14.10 0.30 5.50 53.8 0.47
2.3m 300.0 6.7 14.30 0.30 5.40 53.1 0.47
#15110 3 Nov 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 90.0 7.3 13.50 0.50 7.19 69.1 0.67
2.0m 90.0 7.1 13.50 0.50 7.12 68.5 0.66
#15092 19 Oct 2022 Approved Notes:

Water was thick and brown.

EC measurement stabilised at this site.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 65.0 6.9 16.60 0.50 4.23 43.6 0.70
1.4m 65.0 7.3 16.30 0.50 4.16 42.6 0.70
#15064 6 Oct 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 80.0 7.9 13.10 2.60 9.35 89.2 3.70
2.0m 80.0 7.7 12.80 14.20 9.65 91.8 20.24
#15037 21 Sep 2022 Approved Notes:

NB: Tom also sampling.

Hach meter having difficulty stabilising on EC reading.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 8.1 14.00 4.20 9.92 97.0 6.05
1.9m 15.0 8.1 13.70 25.90 8.79 85.3 37.00
#14987 1 Sep 2022 Approved Notes:

EC was estimated at this site as meter reading didn't stabilise

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 30.0 7.7 11.30 3.10 8.59 78.5 4.40
1.5m 30.0 7.3 11.40 2.90 8.51 77.8 4.20
#14980 17 Aug 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 11.30 14.30 9.22 84.2 20.40
1.3m 9.0 7.7 11.30 14.30 9.16 83.8 20.37
#14868 7 Jul 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 11.30 27.40 10.86 99.3 39.20
1.4m 9.0 8.1 11.30 27.40 10.82 98.8 39.20
#14676 18 May 2022 Approved Notes:

NB. Jess Coxon helped with sampling.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 8.0 8.0 11.60 27.00 9.33 85.5 38.60
1.6m 8.0 8.0 11.60 27.00 9.27 85.3 38.50
#14653 5 May 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.5 7.9 13.30 25.10 9.04 86.7 35.80
1.5m 13.5 7.9 13.30 24.80 9.92 85.5 35.50
#14625 20 Apr 2022 Approved Notes:

Slight blue-green tinge to water but no physical signs of blue green algae

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.1 15.20 32.10 7.50 74.9 45.80
1.2m 9.0 8.0 15.20 32.30 7.48 74.9 46.20
#14585 7 Apr 2022 Approved Notes:

Water discoloured - greenish

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 7.8 17.60 35.00 7.82 81.7 50.00
1.3m 13.0 7.8 17.60 35.00 7.73 80.7 50.00
#14520 3 Mar 2022 Approved Notes:

Water quite green in colour

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 44.0 8.7 22.00 26.50 9.45 108.5 37.80
0.9m 44.0 8.4 22.00 26.50 9.57 110.2 37.80
#14480 3 Feb 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 8.5 18.00 27.40 7.90 83.7 39.20
1.4m 12.0 8.5 18.20 27.70 7.79 82.9 39.60
#14462 19 Jan 2022 Approved Notes:

Strong easterly blowing. Choppy surface.

Hach taking time to stabilise readings.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 18.0 8.0 20.30 28.10 7.95 87.7 40.20
1.2m 18.0 7.7 20.30 28.10 6.85 75.7 40.20
#14429 2 Dec 2021 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 35.0 8.1 19.90 7.72 85.3 38.50
1.5m 35.0 8.1 19.70 7.64 84.2 39.70
#14358 17 Nov 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 75.0 8.0 14.10 2.00 9.98 96.8 2.86
1.2m 75.0 8.0 14.10 2.00 9.93 96.3 2.88
#14308 7 Oct 2021 Approved Notes:

Water very brown. Recent heavy rainfall in Otways/Upper catchment

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 80.0 7.1 15.40 1.20 7.99 80.5 1.70
1.5m 80.0 7.2 15.30 1.10 7.97 80.3 1.60
#14265 18 Aug 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 65.0 7.8 12.00 9.00 10.26 94.8 12.85
0.7m 65.0 7.8 12.20 11.10 10.26 94.9 15.79
#14230 5 Aug 2021 Approved Notes:

Water discoloured brown

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 50.0 8.0 10.30 1.80 10.16 90.5 2.59
2.0m 50.0 8.0 10.30 2.40 10.25 91.2 3.50
#14164 16 Jun 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.5 8.2 11.40 8.40 9.94 91.8 12.04
1.1m 13.5 8.1 11.40 8.40 9.88 91.3 12.04
#14107 6 May 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.3 13.40 28.30 9.54 91.2 40.40
1.5m 9.0 8.3 13.30 28.20 9.51 90.8 40.30
#14074 21 Apr 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 13.90 36.90 9.56 92.8 52.70
1.5m 9.0 8.0 13.90 36.80 9.51 92.3 52.60
#14043 1 Apr 2021 Approved Notes:

 

 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 19.00 32.80 9.02 97.2 46.80
1.3m 9.0 7.8 19.00 32.80 9.01 96.9 46.90
#14014 17 Mar 2021 Approved Notes:

pH measured with dip sticks

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 18.80 36.40 9.03 96.4 52.00
0.9m 9.0 8.0 18.70 36.30 9.01 96.2 51.90
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