Observation details

Overview

Estuary Powlett River Estuary
Site Site two (Mouth of Powlett Road Bridge)
Observation ID #5042
Date and Time Saturday 8th September 2012 07:55am
Approved Approved

Notes

Very strong out going current dragged the van dorf even with the weight so it was difficult to know if we reached the bottom.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.60 2.40 10.13 93.0 4.42
Previous 9.4 0.2 9.0 79.0 0.5
Median 15.0 6.30 7.03 79.80 11.0
0.5m 10.50 2.40 9.80 92.0 4.50
Previous 8.8 2.5 9.1 79.8 3.2
Median 17.3 9.70 7.03 80.00 16.5
1.0m 10.50 3.10 9.96 91.0 6.00
Previous 9.4 0.2 8.9 78.0 0.5
Median 15.0 27.90 7.00 78.00 42.0
1.5m 11.10 20.00 8.80 90.5 33.50
Previous 10.5 20.0 9.9 90.5 24.0
Median 17.6 32.00 7.00 81.00 48.8
2.0m 11.80 29.60 8.40 93.0 45.80
Previous 9.4 0.2 9.1 79.0 0.5
Median 15.2 32.40 6.87 79.00 49.5
2.5m 11.90 30.60 8.51 95.1 47.00
Previous 11.8 30.5 8.5 94.3 46.8
Median 17.3 34.00 6.87 83.10 51.6
3.0m 11.90 31.50 8.62 97.3 48.40
Previous 9.4 0.2 8.9 78.0 0.5
Median 15.5 33.90 6.31 78.60 51.6
3.5m 11.90 32.90 8.60 98.0 50.10
Previous 11.9 32.2 8.3 95.0 49.3
Median 16.6 34.40 6.31 81.00 52.2
4.0m 11.90 33.80 8.50 98.0 51.60
Previous 9.4 0.2 9.0 78.0 0.5
Median 13.5 32.90 7.20 78.00 50.3
4.5m 11.90 33.80 8.58 98.1 51.60
Previous 11.9 32.9 8.4 94.8 50.3
Median 15.6 34.40 7.20 84.00 52.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 50 6.8
Previous 0.1 150 6.7
Median 0.1 15 7.5
Bottom 4.5 30 7.5
Previous 4.3 150 7.1
Median 4.0 10 7.7

Other details

Max depth 4.50
Previous 4.30
Median 4.00
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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