Observation details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
Site Point Impossible Road Culvert at Mullet Creek
Observation ID #15654
Date and Time Sunday 19th February 2023 10:34am
Approved Approved

Notes

Number of fish frames dumped over the bridge into the monitoring site. noted a filleted shark and flathead amongst others.

Lot of fish noted swimming around in the river at Mullet Creek (Mullet? picture attached)

 

Admin - pH unusually high at 9.1 and 9.2 - not recorded

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 20.20 38.70 9.21 102.3 55.30
Previous 22.0 40.9 10.1 116.1 58.4
Median 17.4 37.40 7.58 85.20 53.5
0.5m 20.30 38.60 9.32 103.2 55.20
Previous 17.4 37.2 7.4 76.8 53.2
Median 16.1 37.40 7.50 77.80 53.2
0.9m 20.30 38.60 9.30 102.0 55.20
Previous 16.1 17.4 7.5 77.8 24.9
Median 16.1 37.40 7.58 85.20 53.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9
Previous 0.1 9 8.7
Median 0.1 9 7.8
Bottom 0.9 9
Previous 0.9 34 8.1
Median 1.0 9 8.1

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 0.52
Median 1.00
Flow estimate Slow

Observation Documents

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13-07-2023 10:40 T1_fish_Feb23.jpg

Preceding Observations

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