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Bo1 Bourne Creek Eastern Bank Phys/Chem
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Bourne Creek |
|---|---|
| CMA | West Gippsland CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Bo1 |
| Site name | Bourne Creek Eastern Bank Phys/Chem |
| Nearest road and town | Bass Hwy, Kilcunda |
| Description |
Grassy bank 20 metres upstream of the Kilcunda Rail Trail Trestle bridge. Eastern bank of the creek. |
| Site access |
Park in the carpark to the east of the trestle bridge (i.e. Wonthaggi side of bridge) and head to the western end of the carpark, then follow the sandy path towards the creek for 40 metres, then head down to the creeks edge (i.e. to the grassy bank). |
| Land use |
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| Land use description |
Coastal reserve, with land on the northern (inland side) of the Hwy consisting of crown waterway reserve (i.e. the estuary), residential and grazing land. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 24-05-2016 - 27-03-2024 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #15499 | #15550 | #15573 | #15683 | #15726 | #15856 | #15969 | #15970 | #16005 | #16102 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 45.8 | 112.0 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 64.0 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 17.7 |
| Bottom | 10.6 | 4.4 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 34.5 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 25.2 | 9.3 | 51.2 |
pH
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | |||
| Bottom | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||||||
| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 14.70 | 14.00 | 10.80 | 12.10 | 11.40 | 17.80 | 20.90 | 21.90 | 20.00 | 19.60 |
| Bottom | 17.20 | 14.40 | 14.20 | 13.10 | 13.90 | 18.70 | 22.40 | 21.80 | 20.30 | 19.60 |
Salinity ppt
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 14.90 | 2.70 | 13.80 | 15.70 | 2.30 | 16.00 | 7.50 | 2.30 | 19.40 | 27.70 |
| Bottom | 22.70 | 33.10 | 35.30 | 36.30 | 19.10 | 33.20 | 12.00 | 2.40 | 20.40 | 27.90 |
D.O. mg/L
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.06 | 6.34 | 6.36 | 8.90 | 7.18 | 5.93 | 7.59 | 5.78 | 4.16 | 9.38 |
| Bottom | 1.29 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 5.69 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 6.49 | 4.87 | 4.27 | 9.39 |
D.O. % Sat
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 108.50 | 62.40 | 62.80 | 90.40 | 66.50 | 68.50 | 89.10 | 66.80 | 50.60 | 119.00 |
| Bottom | 15.40 | 8.20 | 7.90 | 67.10 | 5.10 | 4.30 | 80.40 | 56.20 | 52.60 | 119.30 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 01-05-2023 | 30-05-2023 | 14-06-2023 | 11-07-2023 | 31-08-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 24.40 | 4.97 | 22.72 | 25.58 | 4.27 | 26.01 | 12.97 | 4.38 | 31.06 | 42.93 |
| Bottom | 35.87 | 50.37 | 53.44 | 5.69 | 30.61 | 50.51 | 20.05 | 4.53 | 32.59 | 43.21 |
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