Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #761
Date and Time Thursday 10th July 2008 10:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

Measurement repeated at 1.5m, because DO first showed 0.02mg/L and 0.5%, and although both these readings indicated a very low DO, these were extreme readings in comparison with those at 1.0m and 2.0m.
The DO readings at 10cm above the bottom were also very low.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 9.60 36.20 6.40 71.5
Previous 12.5 41.0 6.1 72.0
Median 15.0 31.00 5.40 70.00
0.5m 9.80 36.60 5.80 64.0
Previous 13.2 42.6 3.3 45.0
Median 15.3 31.00 5.40 70.00
1.0m 11.70 40.00 3.40 40.0
Previous 12.9 41.3 5.5 65.0
Median 14.9 34.80 5.30 63.00
1.5m 11.70 39.00 6.30 75.0 See detailed notes below
Previous 13.3 42.6 3.8 39.0
Median 14.9 33.30 5.10 60.00
2.0m 11.70 40.10 3.80 47.0
Previous 13.0 41.4 5.0 44.0
Median 13.2 33.50 4.70 49.00
2.4m 11.70 40.20 0.03 0.3
Previous 13.2 42.7 3.0 41.0
Median 16.7 33.50 4.70 52.00

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10
Previous 0.1 20
Median 0.1 15
Bottom
Previous 2.5
Median 2.5

Other details

Max depth 2.50
Previous 2.10
Median 2.10
Flow estimate Pool

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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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