Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Woods Property Fairhaven
Observation ID #11338
Date and Time Saturday 15th July 2017 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

EC readings were quite erratic and unstable, especially at 1.5 metres.

Quite a high water level for this site where generally water levels are under 1.5m

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.60 13.30 8.50 82.2 21.61
Previous 13.2 15.8 7.8 82.4 25.9
Median 19.5 15.60 7.06 82.40 25.6
0.5m 12.20 14.30 7.82 79.8 23.48
Previous 15.9 19.2 7.1 79.4 30.4
Median 20.4 15.60 7.06 82.70 25.6
1.0m 14.90 16.90 5.89 64.9 27.47
Previous 20.8 28.4 0.3 2.6 44.0
Median 20.8 21.80 2.84 33.00 34.5
1.5m 19.00 23.10 4.01 48.9 36.50
Previous 19.1 28.3 0.9 9.8 43.9
Median 21.2 21.80 3.31 39.00 34.5
1.9m 20.30 26.00 2.74 35.4 40.79
Previous 21.2 12.4 3.3 39.0 20.8
Median 21.2 19.20 3.31 39.00 30.9

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 14 6.5
Previous 0.1 9 6.0
Median 0.1 9 6.6
Bottom 1.9 9 6.7
Previous 1.8 9 6.4
Median 1.5 9 6.7

Other details

Max depth 2.00
Previous 1.90
Median 1.60
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

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