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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #15002
Date and Time Sunday 11th September 2022 09:30am
Approved Pending

Notes

Without the turbidity tube, the water looked good and clear at the top and good and very clear at the bottom

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.60 12.30 8.78 83.2 15.70
Previous 11.9 25.6 9.5 88.7 30.1
Median 14.8 26.30 9.21 91.80 37.7
0.5m 14.00 38.80 3.11 30.4 46.00
Previous 11.0 15.4 9.9 90.0 18.5
Median 14.8 26.30 9.18 91.80 37.7
1.0m 14.00 40.60 1.05 10.3 47.90
Previous 13.8 37.0 6.9 67.6 52.9
Median 16.8 35.50 8.13 91.90 50.1
1.5m 14.00 41.50 1.21 11.9 48.80
Previous 14.0 35.5 0.7 6.4 50.7
Median 16.8 33.90 8.13 91.90 48.3
2.0m 14.00 38.80 3.54 34.7 46.00
Previous 14.1 37.2 7.6 74.7 53.1
Median 17.7 34.60 5.13 59.10 44.1

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 6.6
Previous 0.1 50 6.3
Median 0.1 9 6.7
Bottom 2.1 6.8
Previous 2.3 9 7.5
Median 2.3 9 7.4

Other details

Max depth 2.20
Previous 2.40
Median 2.40
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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