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P4 The Bend
Site details
Overview
Estuary | Painkalac Creek Estuary |
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CMA | Corangamite CMA |
Type | Physico-Chemical |
Site code | P4 |
Site name | The Bend |
Nearest road and town | Bambra Road, Aireys Inlet |
Description | Fishing platform at The Bend in the estuary |
Site access | Accessed via Bambra Road, Aireys Inlet, just north of the intersection with River Road. |
Land use |
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Land use description | Open space (eastern bank), native bushland (western bank). |
Status | Active |
Observation history | 19-10-2007 - 10-03-2024 |
Photo of phys/chem site P4 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
Date | 08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 |
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Observation | #15495 | #15530 | #15626 | #15763 | #15926 | #15990 | #16021 | #16059 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 12.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Bottom | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
pH
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Bottom | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Ammonia mg/L
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Bottom |
Temperature ° C
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 16.70 | 11.70 | 11.20 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 24.40 | 21.30 | 23.30 |
Bottom | 19.10 | 16.50 | 13.00 | 19.40 | 21.60 | 23.40 | 25.00 | 21.20 |
Salinity ppt
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 12.80 | 10.40 | 13.90 | 11.10 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 20.70 | |
Bottom | 17.10 | 15.80 | 37.80 | 38.40 | 38.20 | 36.40 | 28.70 |
D.O. mg/L
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 8.26 | 8.90 | 10.59 | 10.79 | 7.80 | 7.34 | 7.81 | 6.78 |
Bottom | 6.05 | 3.62 | 10.23 | 4.79 | 5.40 | 5.10 | 6.10 | 5.23 |
D.O. % Sat
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 86.20 | 81.40 | 97.30 | 100.40 | 88.50 | 88.00 | 88.50 | 79.90 |
Bottom | 66.30 | 36.70 | 97.80 | 51.30 | 62.00 | 61.10 | 72.70 | 59.00 |
Conductivity mS/cm
08-04-2023 | 14-05-2023 | 09-07-2023 | 10-09-2023 | 10-12-2023 | 13-01-2024 | 11-02-2024 | 10-03-2024 | |
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Top | 17.90 | 13.14 | 16.94 | 14.23 | 9.80 | 12.91 | 30.70 | |
Bottom | 24.60 | 21.60 | 54.00 | 51.40 | 53.60 | 53.20 | 44.50 |
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