Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Aireys Inlet
Observation ID #7954
Date and Time Saturday 8th December 2012 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Temperature for the day was in the 30's. Violent cool change when taking measurements fromt he bridge.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 24.60 17.70 7.71 102.7 28.61 Cool change at 2:45
Previous 20.1 19.1 6.9 87.0 30.6
Median 14.3 22.00 7.02 84.10 34.6
0.5m 23.80 19.00 8.26 109.2 30.60
Previous 14.3 5.5 8.3 82.8 9.6
Median 13.8 24.50 7.02 82.80 35.9
1.0m 22.00 20.80 7.89 101.6 33.20
Previous 18.4 21.6 6.7 81.0 34.3
Median 14.9 26.40 6.37 75.00 41.2
1.5m 20.30 23.40 7.68 96.9 36.78
Previous 17.1 21.0 5.3 61.7 32.4
Median 14.1 27.40 6.04 73.70 42.6
2.0m 20.80 27.50 6.83 88.8 42.80
Previous 21.4 32.3 2.8 36.7 49.3
Median 18.2 29.40 4.71 59.90 45.3
2.5m 19.90 29.10 6.25 81.5 45.02
Previous 19.5 30.9 1.6 19.6 47.4
Median 18.2 27.20 5.18 64.80 43.0
2.7m 19.80 29.30 6.32 81.4 45.16
Previous 13.7 32.2 5.4 64.8 49.6
Median 15.8 27.20 5.18 64.80 43.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.2
Previous 0.1 10 6.3
Median 0.1 15 7.1
Bottom 2.7 30 7.6
Previous 2.5 20 6.9
Median 2.2 20 7.3

Other details

Max depth 2.77
Previous 2.55
Median 2.33
Flow estimate N/A

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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