Observation details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
Site Point Impossible Road Culvert at Mullet Creek
Observation ID #10227
Date and Time Friday 25th March 2016 09:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

scallop shell dump opposite monitoring site near river, big sandbanks in river exposed,
white foam on water surface,
AHD 0.45m

helmets for T1 necessary, cars drive very fast and flick stones towards river (us), warning triangle for this site could be an idea of awareness

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 18.35 90.44 10.00 108.0 129.20 both D.O. values estimates
Previous 21.6 83.0 0.2 2.7 118.5
Median 14.9 54.67 6.18 69.40 78.1
0.5m 20.75 91.56 0.23 2.6 130.80 we measured this twice
Previous 23.2 86.7 0.1 1.4 123.9
Median 14.9 54.67 7.44 73.40 78.1

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 80 8.6
Previous 0.1 50 8.9
Median 0.1 10 8.2
Bottom 0.5 62 8.4
Previous 0.7 70 8.9
Median 0.7 32 8.4

Other details

Max depth 0.60
Previous 0.80
Median 0.80
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description
Download 31-03-2016 23:45 Other general site photos

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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