Observation details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
Site Point Impossible Road Culvert at Mullet Creek
Observation ID #11416
Date and Time Wednesday 23rd August 2017 10:39am
Approved Approved

Notes

- Flow is coming in from the ocean and going up stream.

- Surface film of algae + pollen.

- Allyson O'Brien from The University of Melbourne present collecting eDNA samples.

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 06:05

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.60 37.73 10.60 100.2 53.90
Previous 11.7 45.9 1.3 12.1 65.5
Median 15.5 40.81 8.33 91.00 58.3
0.5m 12.30 37.87 10.61 99.6 54.10
Previous 13.4 39.0 10.4 99.8 55.7
Median 19.3 40.81 10.44 99.80 58.3
1.0m 12.50 38.15 10.65 100.2 54.50
Previous 13.4 38.9 10.4 99.6 55.6
Median 15.5 39.69 10.87 108.90 56.7

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 8.0
Previous 0.1 9 8.2
Median 0.1 9 8.0
Bottom 1.0 9 7.5
Previous 0.8 9 7.7
Median 0.8 9 8.0

Other details

Max depth 1.10
Previous 0.85
Median 0.90
Flow estimate Medium
Low tide time 06:05am

Observation Documents

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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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