Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Coastal Court Fishing Platform
Observation ID #321
Date and Time Friday 14th March 2008 10:05am
Approved Approved

Notes

A group of school students was planting nearby and the disturbed soil on the bank was washed into the creek - just near the monitoring site P3. Thus, we monitored the turbidity at the next fishing jetty/canoe launch facility about 100m upstream.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.30 40.50 4.60 69.0
Previous 19.6 37.6 4.5 61.0
Median 18.4 24.00 6.30 86.00
0.5m 22.00 41.00 4.60 62.0
Previous 22.9 34.0 6.0 86.0
Median 18.4 24.00 8.20 90.30
0.9m 21.80 41.00 4.00 64.0
Previous 16.7 1.8 6.3 65.0
Median 16.7 7.10 8.20 90.30

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 15
Previous 0.1 10
Median 0.1 10
Bottom 0.9 10
Previous 1.0 10
Median 1.5 10

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 1.10
Median 1.10
Flow estimate Pool

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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