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B5 Tait Point

15 February 2023

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

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site Tait Point
Observation ID #15291
Date and Time Wednesday 15th February 2023 10:35am
Approved Approved

Notes

NB: pH meter reading 6.5 while Litmus paper reading 8.

Lumps of green algae around the viewing platform. Possibly Green Bait Weed ( ulva intestinalis).

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 13:00

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 21.20 23.20 8.43 95.8 33.10
Previous 18.5 17.0 8.2 89.3 24.3
Median 15.4 4.90 8.20 85.40 7.0
0.5m 21.30 23.40 8.03 91.3 33.40
Previous 24.2 13.0 7.1 84.7 18.5
Median 15.4 4.90 8.57 85.40 7.0
0.6m 21.20 23.40 7.90 89.8 33.40
Previous 17.1 6.6 8.2 85.4 9.4
Median 14.9 3.70 8.57 85.40 5.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 8.0
Previous 0.1 28 6.9
Median 0.1 33 7.7
Bottom 0.6 90 8.0
Previous 0.7 24 6.9
Median 0.6 43 7.7

Other details

Max depth 0.70
Previous 0.75
Median 0.65
Flow estimate Slow
Low tide time 13:00pm

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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