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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site The Bend
Observation ID #16695
Date and Time Saturday 11th January 2025 10:36am
Approved Pending

Notes

Still water and many small fish. Report of dead kangaroo upstream at next jetty.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 25.20 10.70 7.48 91.6 18.24
Previous 12.0 12.3 10.4 95.5 15.4
Median 22.7 19.80 7.52 85.60 29.8
0.5m 25.00 11.00 7.06 86.3 18.59
Previous 17.2 18.5 7.5 77.5 25.3
Median 22.7 21.50 6.96 78.80 32.4
1.0m 24.00 11.70 5.89 70.1 19.24
Previous 14.3 27.1 6.8 66.5 33.5
Median 21.2 27.10 5.23 61.10 33.8
1.5m 23.20 12.00 5.54 65.5 19.38
Previous 17.6 21.1 4.1 42.5 28.8
Median 21.2 28.70 5.10 59.00 44.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.8
Previous 0.1 9 7.2
Median 0.1 9 7.5
Bottom 1.6 10 8.2
Previous 1.6 9 7.5
Median 1.6 9 7.5

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 1.75
Median 1.75
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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