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B1 The Heads

2 August 2018

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site The Heads
Observation ID #12302
Date and Time Thursday 2nd August 2018 09:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Bottom of gaugeboard in seaweed.
Water very shallow at  usual B1 site.  Monitored from southern end of jetty.
Very windy surface water turbulent

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 09:15

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.40 24.10 10.04 90.0 34.40
Previous 10.6 36.5 9.3 84.3 52.1
Median 15.5 37.87 8.95 89.30 54.1
0.5m 10.30 24.20 10.05 89.9 34.50 EC estimated. Reading didn't stabilise
Previous 11.6 36.9 8.9 83.1 52.7
Median 15.5 37.90 8.93 89.30 54.1
1.0m 10.20 24.00 10.07 89.7 34.30 EC estimated. Reading didn't stabilise
Previous 11.5 37.0 8.9 82.9 52.8
Median 15.6 37.90 8.95 89.90 54.2
1.5m 10.10 24.10 10.09 89.7 34.40
Previous 12.4 37.4 9.6 89.9 53.4
Median 15.6 37.90 8.94 89.90 54.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.8
Previous 0.1 9 7.4
Median 0.1 9 7.8
Bottom 1.5 10 7.7
Previous 9.9 9 7.9
Median 2.3 9 7.8

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 0.10
Median 2.30
Flow estimate Medium
Low tide time 09:15am

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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