Site details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
CMA Corangamite CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code T1
Site name Point Impossible Road Culvert at Mullet Creek
Nearest road and town Breamlea. Point Impossible Road
Description Site is on the side of the culvert where Mullet Creek enters Thompson Creek estuary.
Site access Drive along Point Impossible Road towards the beach. Park in the pullover before the road bridge/culvert. Walk across rocks to the side of the culvert.
Land use
  • Native Bushland
  • Rural Croppping
  • Rural Residential
Land use description
Status Active
Observation history 17-10-2014 - 16-07-2023
Site T1 Image
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Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

Date 20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Observation #15634 #15637 #15640 #15654 #15646 #15649 #15662

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 35.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Bottom 34.0 9.0 9.0 9.0

pH

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 7.9 7.7 8.7 8.1 8.3
Bottom 8.1 8.1

Ammonia mg/L

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 17.50 18.20 21.90 20.20 15.30 12.90 11.50
Bottom 17.80 17.40 22.00 20.30 15.30 12.90 11.70

Salinity ppt

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 22.10 27.30 40.90 38.70 35.10 38.60 39.10
Bottom 22.50 37.20 40.90 38.60 35.20 38.60 39.00

D.O. mg/L

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 8.70 7.05 10.16 9.21 8.14 11.39 11.94
Bottom 8.50 7.39 10.13 9.30 8.05 11.34 11.83

D.O. % Sat

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 92.00 74.70 116.00 102.30 82.60 108.50 108.50
Bottom 91.50 76.80 116.10 102.00 81.70 108.30 108.10

Conductivity mS/cm

20-11-2022 18-12-2022 15-01-2023 19-02-2023 16-04-2023 18-06-2023 16-07-2023
Top 31.60 39.00 58.40 55.30 50.20 55.10 55.80
Bottom 32.20 53.20 58.40 55.20 50.30 55.10 55.70
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