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B1 The Heads

11 October 2016

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site The Heads
Observation ID #10467
Date and Time Tuesday 11th October 2016 12:56pm
Approved Approved

Notes

  • Blue plastic lid blew off with the wind and got swept out to sea.
  • Water moving fast so was unable to take bottom readings.

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 14.30 20.37 9.90 97.7 29.10
Previous 12.5 4.9 8.7 81.7 7.0
Median 16.1 37.73 9.56 97.90 53.9
0.5m 14.00 20.44 10.02 97.9 29.20
Previous 12.4 0.7 6.9 64.6 1.1
Median 16.1 38.01 9.68 98.00 54.3
1.0m 14.00 20.37 10.04 97.9 29.10
Previous 12.3 4.4 8.7 81.3 6.2
Median 16.0 37.80 9.60 97.70 54.0
1.5m 14.00 20.37 10.07 98.0 29.10
Previous 12.4 0.7 6.8 64.3 1.1
Median 16.1 37.94 9.67 97.80 54.2
2.0m 14.00 20.37 10.06 97.9 29.10
Previous 12.4 3.9 8.6 81.1 5.6
Median 16.0 38.01 9.68 97.70 54.3
2.3m 14.00 20.44 10.06 97.9 29.20
Previous 12.4 0.7 6.8 64.5 1.1
Median 16.0 38.01 9.68 97.70 54.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 45 8.0
Previous 0.1 150 6.7
Median 0.1 9 7.7
Bottom 2.3
Previous 3.1 100 7.1
Median 2.4 9 7.8

Other details

Max depth 2.40
Previous 3.25
Median 2.50
Flow estimate Fast

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

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