Observation details

Overview

Estuary Spring Creek Estuary
Site Footbridge approximately 50m downstream of Aurora Crescent
Observation ID #9719
Date and Time Thursday 11th June 2015 13:10pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Huge school of fish, about 20 cm long.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 13.20 26.90 7.25 79.8 41.89 Water very murky, green tinge to the water, looks like an algal bloom.
Previous 14.9 28.8 8.3 84.0 43.5
Median 14.9 16.30 7.64 84.00 26.5
0.5m 15.20 32.10 5.73 70.2 49.08
Previous 24.3 26.3 6.5 89.3 40.5
Median 17.3 16.30 7.64 89.30 26.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 8.4
Previous 0.1 9 6.6
Median 0.1 9 7.8
Bottom 0.9 12 8.0
Previous 0.7 14 6.5
Median 0.5 9 7.8

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 0.75
Median 0.50
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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