Observation details

Overview

Estuary Spring Creek Estuary
Site Footbridge upstream of Great Ocean Road at Torquay
Observation ID #10988
Date and Time Wednesday 22nd March 2017 10:55am
Approved Approved

Notes

high rainfall in last 24 hours

wind is pushing surface waters upstream

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 19.00 10.70 5.96 68.4 18.08
Previous 19.6 22.8 5.9 72.5 36.1
Median 16.3 23.50 6.35 72.50 36.9
0.5m 19.30 12.30 5.64 60.3 20.50
Previous 19.9 23.5 4.2 54.9 36.9
Median 16.2 23.50 6.35 70.60 36.9
1.0m 20.00 22.20 4.44 55.3 35.17
Previous 18.9 23.5 5.6 68.1 37.0
Median 17.6 23.50 4.18 51.90 34.9
1.4m 20.20 22.60 3.81 46.5 35.80
Previous 19.6 23.5 3.9 50.7 37.0
Median 17.3 22.00 4.09 50.70 34.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 16 7.1
Previous 0.1 13 8.2
Median 0.1 9 7.8
Bottom 1.4 30 7.4
Previous 1.1 19 8.3
Median 1.0 9 7.7

Other details

Max depth 1.45
Previous 1.25
Median 1.10
Flow estimate N/A

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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