Observation details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
Site Point Impossible Road Culvert at Mullet Creek
Observation ID #10150
Date and Time Monday 15th February 2016 10:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

1. Acrid mud and rotting algae smel
2. Brown and green with black patches (occasional)
3. Some film of white foam at water's edge
4. Excavator 1/2 km west appears to be digging in Mullet Creek

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.80 78.89 9.23 103.6 112.70
Previous 23.2 86.7 0.1 1.4 123.9
Median 14.9 54.67 7.44 73.40 78.1
0.5m 20.80 81.48 9.48 106.7 116.40
Previous 14.8 63.2 8.7 85.5 90.3
Median 14.8 48.65 7.44 73.40 69.5
0.7m 21.60 82.95 0.24 2.7 118.50
Previous 14.9 58.7 7.4 73.4 83.8
Median 14.9 48.65 7.44 73.40 69.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 50 8.9
Previous 0.1 24 8.2
Median 0.1 9 8.2
Bottom 0.7 70 8.9
Previous 0.6 50 8.4
Median 0.7 9 8.4

Other details

Max depth 0.80
Previous 0.70
Median 0.80
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Download
21-02-2016 11:55 Other

Download
21-02-2016 11:55 Other

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the EstuaryWatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute EstuaryWatch and www.estuarywatch.org.au