Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #10361
Date and Time Saturday 11th June 2016 11:05am
Approved Approved

Notes

pH meter did not appear to be working, giving unusually low/acidic readings. Used a pH test strip, with more 'normal' results. This problem was also reported by the Butlers Bend monitoring team.
Approached by Fisheries staff, just after we had finished monitoring, interested in our activities.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.40 20.60 8.50 88.8 32.99
Previous 15.2 21.8 7.2 81.8 34.8
Median 17.9 20.90 7.30 86.80 33.3
0.5m 11.40 20.80 8.41 87.9 33.27
Previous 16.5 21.4 6.2 71.7 34.0
Median 17.9 20.10 8.00 92.60 31.5
1.0m 11.50 21.00 8.11 86.4 33.60
Previous 15.2 22.0 7.0 78.1 34.9
Median 16.5 21.10 7.56 87.10 33.6
1.5m 11.80 21.40 7.43 78.7 34.14
Previous 16.1 21.5 6.3 73.5 33.6
Median 16.5 20.40 7.65 89.00 31.3
1.9m 12.30 21.50 5.23 54.9 34.26
Previous 20.5 24.7 5.8 74.8 38.8
Median 18.2 20.40 7.65 89.00 31.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 15 7.5
Previous 0.1 9 7.0
Median 0.1 9 7.7
Bottom 1.9 27 7.0
Previous 1.4 10 7.2
Median 2.0 10 7.8

Other details

Max depth 1.95
Previous 1.45
Median 2.23
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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