Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Woods Property Fairhaven
Observation ID #8403
Date and Time Sunday 14th July 2013 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Area very smelly. Organic load in creek and surrounding bank?
Freshwater inflow measured at approximately 1m/20 sec

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.70 11.30 5.28 53.0 18.92
Previous 11.6 1.0 7.8 73.2 1.9
Median 18.1 23.10 6.39 73.20 36.8
0.5m 12.20 15.70 2.52 26.1 26.42
Previous 13.9 30.0 6.5 75.6 45.9
Median 18.1 23.10 5.47 71.20 36.8
1.0m 12.90 20.10 0.31 3.4 32.21
Previous 13.0 25.9 3.2 35.8 40.6
Median 22.8 25.90 4.38 58.70 40.6
1.2m 13.50 26.20 0.28 3.0 39.85
Previous 22.8 23.8 4.6 58.7 37.4
Median 22.8 25.50 4.38 58.70 40.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 13 6.5
Previous 0.1 28 7.5
Median 0.1 15 7.0
Bottom 1.2 24 6.3
Previous 1.4 13 7.4
Median 1.3 15 6.5

Other details

Max depth 1.30
Previous 1.50
Median 1.40
Flow estimate Slow

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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