Observation details

Overview

Estuary Anglesea River Estuary
Site Fishing platform upstream of Great Ocean Rd Bridge
Observation ID #10271
Date and Time Wednesday 16th March 2016 11:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

We were under the pump with only three of us and hadn't done the "turbidity training" as per the new procedures for calibrating turbidity. Having had the severe storm early this morning- heaps of seaweed blown onto beach-we assumed that affected turbidity.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.90 3.40 8.30 94.3 6.20
Previous 18.8 4.3 7.8 84.9 8.1
Median 16.3 6.30 8.10 91.40 11.1
0.5m 20.70 3.40 8.24 93.6 6.30
Previous 23.7 4.5 8.1 98.1 8.1
Median 16.3 6.50 8.60 93.60 11.3
0.7m 20.80 3.40 8.05 92.2 6.30
Previous 21.9 5.0 8.1 94.6 8.9
Median 14.8 6.50 8.60 91.40 11.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 16 7.0
Previous 0.1 9 7.7
Median 0.1 9 7.4
Bottom 0.7 11 7.2
Previous 0.8 9 8.2
Median 0.7 9 7.5

Other details

Max depth 0.75
Previous 0.90
Median 0.70
Flow estimate Pool

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Preceding Observations

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