Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Coastal Court Fishing Platform
Observation ID #10898
Date and Time Sunday 12th March 2017 11:05am
Approved Approved

Notes

Several small (<10cm) silvery fish noted at the water surface between fishing platforms. One larger fish jumped out of water near bank opposite monitoring platform.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.70 17.90 6.07 78.6 29.00
Previous 23.6 16.7 6.6 85.7 27.1
Median 15.6 19.80 7.15 85.70 31.8
0.5m 22.60 18.10 6.12 79.3 29.17
Previous 26.4 16.9 6.7 92.0 27.5
Median 15.6 19.80 7.15 81.00 31.8
1.0m 22.10 18.20 6.10 78.6 29.40
Previous 22.9 17.1 5.5 71.4 27.8
Median 14.2 18.20 5.64 71.40 29.3
1.4m 21.90 18.50 5.95 75.2 29.84
Previous 24.8 18.2 7.4 98.0 29.3
Median 14.2 19.90 7.40 87.50 32.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.6
Previous 0.1 9 7.7
Median 0.1 11 7.1
Bottom 1.4 9 7.7
Previous 1.4 9 7.7
Median 1.4 12 7.5

Other details

Max depth 1.50
Previous 1.55
Median 1.50
Flow estimate Pool

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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