Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site The Bend
Observation ID #2807
Date and Time Friday 13th November 2009 14:25pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Oxygen membrane replaced at approx 8:35am
Salinity calilbration at at 8:40 am
Problem here with DO calibration. On checking DO calibration, found it to be "all over the place". However, readings either before recalibration or after recalibration remained the same. Refer monitors for more detail.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 25.60 15.50 6.50 87.0
Previous 17.2 10.6 1.4 21.0
Median 17.0 23.60 7.10 85.40
0.5m 24.50 15.60 6.80 88.0
Previous 15.4 12.5 8.1 85.0
Median 17.0 26.70 8.05 92.50
1.0m 24.70 17.70 5.60 78.0
Previous 14.8 29.6 7.7 91.0
Median 15.2 29.50 8.53 97.00
1.5m 29.60 24.60 5.40 79.0 Increase in temperature and salinity at this depth
Previous 15.2 14.7 9.8 105.0
Median 18.4 29.50 8.70 100.00

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.5
Previous 0.1 10
Median 0.1 10
Bottom 10 7.5
Previous 1.2 10
Median 1.5 10

Other details

Max depth 1.80
Previous 1.35
Median 1.50
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

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