#14207
|
28 Apr 2020
|
Approved |
Notes:
AHD 1.54m
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
8.1 |
14.70 |
13.80 |
10.63 |
106.0 |
18.35 |
2.3m
|
9.0 |
7.8 |
17.40 |
22.40 |
7.22 |
76.1 |
30.30 |
|
#13643
|
14 Mar 2020
|
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 |
16.00 |
13.70 |
9.09 |
91.6 |
18.79 |
2.1m
|
9.0 |
7.8 |
15.40 |
14.00 |
9.19 |
91.3 |
18.80 |
|
#13568
|
8 Feb 2020
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.5 |
20.30 |
15.20 |
7.36 |
81.0 |
22.70 |
2.2m
|
9.0 |
7.7 |
19.80 |
12.30 |
6.34 |
69.1 |
18.49 |
|
#13504
|
11 Jan 2020
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
10.7 |
7.7 |
19.70 |
18.00 |
7.94 |
86.4 |
26.10 |
2.0m
|
10.7 |
7.9 |
19.50 |
18.10 |
8.68 |
94.4 |
26.20 |
|
#13477
|
14 Dec 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.4 |
18.00 |
16.50 |
8.12 |
86.3 |
23.30 |
2.3m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
20.50 |
20.90 |
5.07 |
57.1 |
30.50 |
|
#13731
|
15 Nov 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
17.80 |
11.70 |
7.00 |
85.0 |
16.96 |
2.3m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
20.70 |
22.90 |
3.46 |
43.7 |
33.28 |
|
#13403
|
9 Nov 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.5 |
15.00 |
15.10 |
10.87 |
108.5 |
20.02 |
2.5m
|
9.0 |
7.1 |
21.20 |
28.10 |
3.49 |
39.6 |
40.40 |
|
#13363
|
12 Oct 2019
|
Approved |
Notes:
Coastal Court and Butlers Bend fishing platforms underwater so no measures taken
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
6.7 |
14.00 |
12.10 |
9.56 |
92.8 |
15.95 |
2.5m
|
9.0 |
7.5 |
17.50 |
33.20 |
3.17 |
33.1 |
43.30 |
|
#13342
|
14 Sep 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.3 |
18.10 |
11.90 |
10.28 |
108.6 |
17.30 |
2.4m
|
9.0 |
8.1 |
14.80 |
35.70 |
10.26 |
100.9 |
43.50 |
|
#13249
|
10 Aug 2019
|
Approved |
Notes:
Strong inflow after rain, mouth artificially opened 2 days earlier
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
60.0 |
6.4 |
10.00 |
2.10 |
10.19 |
91.4 |
2.84 |
2.3m
|
60.0 |
7.0 |
11.90 |
30.60 |
0.17 |
1.6 |
35.40 |
|
#13191
|
14 Jul 2019
|
Approved |
Notes:
Estuary rose from 1.8m on Saturday to 2.0 on Sunday afternoon
Hach meter periodically lost connection to oxygen probe. Had to jiggle cable to get measurements. Sensitive to movement of cables
Digger seen at entrance - presumably artificially opening estuary
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
13.0 |
7.2 |
9.80 |
8.30 |
10.35 |
96.7 |
10.20 |
2.8m
|
13.0 |
7.5 |
9.90 |
17.90 |
9.52 |
89.1 |
20.70 |
|
#13121
|
9 Jun 2019
|
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 |
11.70 |
17.60 |
11.37 |
111.2 |
21.31 |
2.3m
|
9.0 |
7.7 |
11.70 |
20.10 |
8.25 |
81.0 |
24.00 |
|
#12913
|
11 May 2019
|
Approved |
Notes:
56.4 mm of rain received on the 10th May. Water flowing into estuary from dam
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
11.2 |
8.0 |
13.50 |
20.40 |
9.67 |
98.8 |
25.40 |
2.4m
|
11.2 |
8.2 |
12.50 |
25.20 |
9.02 |
89.8 |
30.10 |
|
#12840
|
9 Mar 2019
|
Approved |
Notes:
Both top & bottom turbidity samples are 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 |
7.9 |
21.50 |
|
10.19 |
122.9 |
31.70 |
1.9m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
19.20 |
|
8.49 |
97.9 |
32.20 |
|
#12708
|
9 Feb 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
10.7 |
7.6 |
20.70 |
24.00 |
8.06 |
95.6 |
34.70 |
1.9m
|
10.7 |
7.6 |
20.50 |
20.40 |
7.88 |
93.1 |
29.80 |
|
#12642
|
12 Jan 2019
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
23.90 |
22.50 |
6.67 |
90.5 |
35.65 |
1.9m
|
9.0 |
8.1 |
23.30 |
23.30 |
5.72 |
80.2 |
36.75 |
|
#12596
|
15 Dec 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Estuary artificially opened during the week
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.2 |
21.50 |
12.30 |
5.23 |
63.8 |
20.57 |
1.6m
|
9.0 |
7.8 |
18.60 |
29.60 |
5.96 |
76.5 |
45.56 |
|
#12539
|
10 Nov 2018
|
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 |
18.60 |
14.30 |
8.98 |
104.8 |
23.48 |
2.6m
|
9.0 |
7.7 |
23.50 |
26.00 |
3.19 |
41.4 |
40.72 |
|
#12464
|
13 Oct 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Both top and bottom Turbidity is 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 |
7.5 |
20.00 |
15.00 |
7.10 |
85.5 |
24.63 |
2.5m
|
9.0 |
7.8 |
20.60 |
28.60 |
5.00 |
70.0 |
45.49 |
|
#12387
|
8 Sep 2018
|
Approved |
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
15.60 |
21.70 |
9.10 |
102.8 |
34.50 |
2.2m
|
9.0 |
8.4 |
14.90 |
31.00 |
8.35 |
103.0 |
47.56 |
|
#12322
|
12 Aug 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
pH meter broken so used filter paper
Meter was off when we started the monitoring so had to turn the meter on. It took a long time for the oxygen reading to stabilise so that we could calibrate it but eventually we were able to calibrate the oxygen. However, the oxygen readings were all high so results could be suspect unless they are similar to the readings at the other measuring points. The readings at 0.1 were jumping around quite a lot for all parameters but were behaving more normally at the other depths.
Birds identified included Egret x 2, Swans x 2, Coots x 80-100, Packific black ducks x 8, Cockatoos x 4, Raven sp.
Depth of estuary varying by tide - low at low tide and higher at high tide (12:14 pm on the monitoring day)
Water sample at top depth was noticeably discoloured (muddy brown) but clear at the bottom depth
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
12.6 |
6.5 |
11.80 |
24.20 |
11.85 |
120.8 |
19.95 |
1.9m
|
12.6 |
7.0 |
12.10 |
30.20 |
10.69 |
120.4 |
46.60 |
|
#12275
|
14 Jul 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Blue wrens and cormorants observed
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.3 |
10.70 |
11.50 |
13.63 |
132.1 |
19.41 |
2.4m
|
9.0 |
7.2 |
13.80 |
24.20 |
4.37 |
52.1 |
38.10 |
|
#12195
|
24 Jun 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Estuary was artificially opened earlier in the week but the entrance is now closed again.
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.6 |
10.00 |
11.50 |
12.75 |
121.2 |
19.43 |
1.9m
|
9.0 |
7.4 |
12.50 |
23.20 |
8.45 |
91.2 |
36.70 |
|
#12079
|
19 May 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Coots and swans observed on the estuary. Sea water entering the estuary at high tide
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.8 |
13.00 |
12.60 |
10.10 |
103.8 |
20.96 |
2.2m
|
9.0 |
7.9 |
12.50 |
13.00 |
9.27 |
95.0 |
21.67 |
|
#11983
|
14 Apr 2018
|
Approved |
Notes:
Unable to calibrate oxygen so no dissolved oxygen measures taken or recorded
|
Depth
|
Turb NTU
|
pH
|
Temp ° C
|
Salin ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
0.1m
|
9.0 |
7.6 |
15.80 |
14.30 |
|
|
23.50 |
1.9m
|
9.0 |
7.4 |
16.30 |
16.50 |
|
|
26.90 |
|