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S4a Spring Creek at fishing platform near Aurora Crescent.
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Spring Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | S4a |
| Site name | Spring Creek at fishing platform near Aurora Crescent. |
| Nearest road and town | Platform Aurora Cres, Torquay |
| Description |
Sampling from the fishing platform S4a provides an alternate location to site S4 footbridge (Bowmans Track creek crossing). S4a is 80 m upstream from footbridge on east bank. |
| Site access |
Park at Torquay reserve near scout hall or at end of Aurora Cres and walk upstream along creek reserve to platform. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 04-09-2022 - 19-12-2023 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #15513 | #15562 | #15776 | #15903 | #15924 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 21.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 |
| Bottom | 30.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.0 |
pH
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Bottom | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | |||||
| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | |||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 18.30 | 13.50 | 19.00 | 20.30 | 21.80 |
| Bottom | 17.40 | 15.10 | 17.40 | 20.00 | 22.90 |
Salinity ppt
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 34.30 | 25.90 | 16.00 | 9.90 | |
| Bottom | 35.50 | 30.10 | 16.80 | 13.90 |
D.O. mg/L
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.54 | 13.85 | 8.21 | 6.82 | 8.71 |
| Bottom | 7.90 | 7.84 | 7.33 | 5.65 | 6.73 |
D.O. % Sat
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 80.50 | 12.80 | 88.90 | 75.90 | 99.40 |
| Bottom | 82.70 | 18.40 | 76.90 | 62.50 | 78.60 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 30-04-2023 | 27-05-2023 | 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 45.40 | 31.60 | 23.10 | 15.82 | |
| Bottom | 45.90 | 37.60 | 23.30 | 22.00 |
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