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S3a Platform upstream of Great Ocean Road
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Spring Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | S3a |
| Site name | Platform upstream of Great Ocean Road |
| Nearest road and town | Great Ocean Road, Torquay |
| Description |
S3a fishing platform is an alternate site to S3 Great Ocean Road footbridge. Located 80m upstream from S3, it is less likely to be impacted by stormwater drains under bridge. |
| Site access |
From Great Ocean Road B100 enter Spring Creek Reserve and park near the Surfcoast Tennis Club. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 04-09-2022 - 19-03-2023 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 19.0 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Bottom | 21.0 | 35.0 | 24.0 | 17.0 |
pH
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Bottom | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||
| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 15.10 | 21.20 | 23.50 | 20.60 |
| Bottom | 14.90 | 21.20 | 23.20 | 20.70 |
Salinity ppt
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 22.90 | 28.10 | 30.70 | |
| Bottom | 23.50 | 28.40 | 30.30 |
D.O. mg/L
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.33 | 7.22 | 6.63 | 7.11 |
| Bottom | 10.04 | 6.92 | 6.77 | 6.96 |
D.O. % Sat
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 101.50 | 81.30 | 78.30 | 78.90 |
| Bottom | 98.50 | 78.10 | 79.70 | 77.40 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 04-09-2022 | 10-12-2022 | 18-02-2023 | 19-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 33.50 | 42.30 | 43.10 | |
| Bottom | 34.40 | 42.50 | 42.80 |
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