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Active Physico-Chemical 23-05-2007 - 12-10-2024

Painkalac Creek Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#16510 12 Oct 2024 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 17.70 10.60 7.90 82.6 15.34
1.5m 9.0 7.2 20.20 15.90 8.67 95.2 23.60
#16462 11 Aug 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 14.30 12.30 10.20 98.7 16.30
1.4m 9.0 7.3 15.70 15.80 11.01 109.0 21.24
#16280 13 Jul 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 11.70 9.30 8.13 75.5 11.80
1.5m 9.0 7.0 13.00 11.10 4.91 47.0 14.43
#16206 9 Jun 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 12.80 2.50 8.93 84.3 3.53
1.4m 9.0 7.0 14.70 13.60 5.08 50.1 18.09
#16177 11 May 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.8 15.30 1.90 8.61 85.2 2.77
1.1m 12.0 7.1 18.00 20.00 3.18 35.0 27.70
#16116 14 Apr 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 20.70 19.80 6.89 76.8 29.10
1.0m 9.0 7.3 21.50 23.10 4.02 45.5 34.10
#16058 10 Mar 2024 Approved Notes:

Wind over top
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 24.40 5.26 63.0
1.0m 9.0 7.4 23.00 5.42 63.0
#16020 11 Feb 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.9 21.00 10.20 6.72 74.9 16.00
0.9m 12.0 7.1 27.30 23.40 5.68 71.0 38.70
#15991 13 Jan 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 7.2 21.00 1.10 7.30 82.0 1.52
0.7m 24.0 6.9 23.10 26.00 2.05 26.0 39.10
#15925 10 Dec 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.0 6.8 19.00 1.10 7.40 80.7 1.60
0.5m 11.0 7.1 22.60 9.90 7.10 82.0 16.00
#15872 12 Nov 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 18.90 3.70 7.54 81.1 5.92
1.4m 9.0 6.9 23.30 9.80 4.47 52.2 16.09
#15803 15 Oct 2023 Approved Notes:

Laqua twin pH meter would not calibrate correctly so litmus paper used instead
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 16.10 5.40 8.70 88.0 8.00
1.4m 9.0 7.5 21.70 19.40 4.00 47.5 29.20
#15764 10 Sep 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 14.30 14.40 10.43 100.6 18.80
1.1m 9.0 7.1 18.50 27.70 6.18 65.4 37.60
#15772 13 Aug 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.5 12.10 11.70 9.60 89.5 14.80
1.4m 9.0 6.6 16.40 34.40 4.23 43.3 43.60
#15599 4 Jun 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 12.60 3.10 9.31 86.4 4.30
1.3m 9.0 7.2 14.60 12.50 7.30 70.8 16.65
#15529 14 May 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 15.70 11.40 7.80 78.7 15.74
1.3m 9.0 7.5 16.90 14.00 4.97 51.2 19.50
#15496 8 Apr 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 7.3 19.20 10.50 5.64 62.1 15.80
0.9m 12.0 7.4 19.10 15.70 7.67 84.0 22.70
#15283 12 Feb 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.6 24.10 5.28 63.8 7.18
1.4m 12.0 6.8 24.60 3.61 47.5 25.37
#15225 15 Jan 2023 Approved Notes:

Hach meter broken
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.5 6.9 0.00
1.1m 13.5 7.1 0.00
#15188 10 Dec 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 5.0 18.30 2.50 7.49 79.8 4.00
0.9m 9.0 7.2 21.50 30.20 8.47 96.4 43.40
#15148 13 Nov 2022 Approved Notes:

Laquatwin broken so filter paper used instead
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 7.0 18.50 2.40 7.86 86.1 3.89
0.5m 12.0 7.0 17.60 38.00 3.55 37.9 54.30
#15005 11 Sep 2022 Approved Notes:

Turbidity - clear with brown tinge at top and clear at bottom
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 7.1 14.40 1.60 9.85 97.1 2.33
0.8m 6.9 14.10 31.50 3.13 30.7 38.20
#14918 10 Jul 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 10.10 7.70 8.58 75.6 9.50
1.5m 9.0 6.7 13.70 39.90 2.05 19.5 46.80
#14673 8 May 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 13.70 11.80 8.42 80.7 15.50
1.4m 9.0 7.0 19.70 27.50 4.62 50.2 38.40
#14601 9 Apr 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 21.40 23.30 6.64 75.1 34.30
1.0m 9.0 6.9 21.10 28.80 6.85 77.0 41.20
#14563 20 Mar 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 24.50 19.70 6.62 79.7 31.40
1.2m 9.0 6.9 25.50 29.70 8.07 98.8 46.30
#14502 12 Feb 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.0 5.1 19.80 1.20 7.35 80.4 1.70
0.4m 21.0 6.3 23.80 37.70 4.83 57.0 55.40
#14465 15 Jan 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 7.0 27.10 12.30 6.66 85.3 21.50
1.0m 17.0 7.1 26.00 29.00 5.07 63.5 45.80
#14426 12 Dec 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 42.0 6.8 26.40 2.30 7.79 97.0 4.43
1.0m 42.0 6.7 21.70 30.80 8.59 98.2 44.30
#14244 13 Jun 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 6.8 12.20 518.00 10.48 98.0 740.00
1.0m 16.0 6.9 14.50 38.30 0.89 8.7 46.00
#13611 14 Mar 2020 Approved Notes:

Water appears to be more 'swampy'.



Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 19.20 13.10 7.14 73.2 19.33
1.4m 9.0 7.6 18.40 13.20 1.93 20.4 19.17
#13570 8 Feb 2020 Approved
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 20.80 4.20 7.06 78.5 6.92
1.3m 9.0 7.1 22.30 15.00 2.47 28.3 23.40
#13560 12 Jan 2020 Approved Notes:

Water appeared much murkier than previous visits 
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 22.90 15.80 6.25 72.6 24.80
1.2m 9.0 7.6 23.20 16.40 6.00 70.2 25.90
#13392 9 Nov 2019 Approved Notes:
  • Turbidity was less than 9.
  • The water was extremely clear and clean looking.
  • The weather was cold and windy.
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 17.70 12.40 8.08 85.1 17.74
1.6m 9.0 7.0 21.60 18.10 0.13 1.5 27.30
#13378 12 Oct 2019 Approved Notes:

Unable to measure top turbidity as the water was exceptionally clear




Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 17.30 5.70 8.53 89.7 8.54
1.6m 9.0 6.9 19.00 26.30 0.13 1.4 36.30
#13313 14 Sep 2019 Approved Notes:

Stunning spring day on the Painkalac Creek. Sunshine and light breeze. Turbidity could not be measured because the water was very clear.
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 16.20 19.50 9.88 99.8 26.00
1.2m 9.0 7.3 15.90 30.00 5.73 57.5 38.20
#13239 10 Aug 2019 Approved Notes:

* estuary mouth artificially opened 8/8/19

* good rainfall in Aireys Inlet overnight

* outdoor temp approx 8c

* observed water to be quite brown and muddy

* Old Coach Road view of creek - observed high volume of water gushing down the creek
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 60.0 6.9 9.50 8.10 10.41 92.3 9.83
1.0m 60.0 6.9 10.50 34.20 8.03 72.8 48.80
#13192 14 Jul 2019 Approved Notes:

water level high and slow flow observable
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.0 6.8 9.10 0.80 11.30 104.8 1.07
1.6m 40.0 6.9 12.60 16.10 3.28 32.5 20.00
#13115 9 Jun 2019 Approved

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 11.00 18.20 9.35 89.3 21.60
1.3m 9.0 7.7 12.30 19.40 9.09 90.0 23.60
#13063 11 May 2019 Approved Notes:

Recent heavy rain, close to 60mm received in past couple of days
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.0 5.9 14.00 21.90 8.42 86.6 27.50
1.4m 40.0 7.4 14.10 22.80 7.89 81.4 28.60
#12948 6 Apr 2019 Approved Notes:

IEC Site. Mouth Closed.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 4.3 7.6 17.80 19.50 6.95 80.5 31.55
0.9m 4.3 7.9 18.60 20.20 7.80 94.2 32.38
#12907 9 Mar 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 22.90 21.10 3.72 46.7 32.30
0.9m 9.0 7.1 22.10 22.00 4.24 52.1 33.00
#12947 2 Mar 2019 Approved Notes:

IEC Site. Mouth Closed.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 2.4 7.6 24.80 18.50 6.20 80.3 30.14
0.8m 2.4 7.6 25.50 21.50 5.52 76.0 34.19
#12946 9 Feb 2019 Approved Notes:

IEC Site. Mouth Closed.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 4.8 7.5 22.00 19.40 4.47 57.2 31.19
1.0m 4.8 7.7 24.20 23.30 4.16 56.6 36.90
#12749 9 Feb 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 4.8 7.4 23.50 21.90 5.26 64.8 33.80
1.0m 4.8 7.6 23.80 22.60 5.10 63.9 35.00
#12945 12 Jan 2019 Approved Notes:

IEC Site. Mouth closed.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 4.2 7.3 25.50 20.80 4.22 66.6 33.27
0.9m 4.2 7.1 27.70 24.60 4.77 69.4 39.38
#12748 12 Jan 2019 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 4.2 7.3 25.20 19.40 5.74 74.7 31.40
0.9m 4.2 7.1 24.70 24.00 5.85 78.9 37.60
#12944 16 Dec 2018 Approved Notes:

IEC Site. Mouth open.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.1 6.9 20.60 6.80 5.00 57.0 12.00
0.9m 12.1 6.9 25.20 14.70 1.03 13.4 24.29
#12747 15 Dec 2018 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 6.9 20.40 6.40 4.28 49.2 11.27
0.9m 13.0 6.9 25.40 14.10 2.20 0.1 23.50
#12562 10 Nov 2018 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 20.40 11.30 5.72 69.8 18.36
1.6m 9.0 6.9 24.10 19.00 2.28 31.5 31.47
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