Observation details

Overview

Estuary Curdies River Estuary
Site Dorey Street floating pontoon
Observation ID #9966
Date and Time Thursday 26th November 2015 09:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

Spoke to a fisherman. He was catching juvenile salmon in the river. There was a low abundance of shrimp. He had spoken to a number of local residents who said their were two seals in the estuary. Conditions were very windy.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.90 16.50 8.55 90.3 26.92
Previous 14.6 21.0 7.2 81.0 33.4
Median 12.4 19.30 9.01 91.70 31.0
0.5m 12.90 16.50 8.53 89.2 26.95
Previous 12.4 7.4 9.5 93.0 12.9
Median 12.2 19.10 9.01 91.70 30.7
1.0m 12.80 16.60 8.54 89.4 26.95
Previous 14.3 21.4 7.1 79.0 34.0
Median 12.6 20.10 7.60 82.10 32.1
1.5m 12.90 16.60 8.40 87.9 26.98
Previous 12.6 32.5 6.8 78.0 49.7
Median 12.2 19.40 7.60 82.10 31.2
1.6m 12.90 16.60 8.25 87.3 27.00
Previous 10.0 26.3 8.8 92.0 41.3
Median 12.2 19.40 8.76 84.30 31.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 25 8.7
Previous 0.1 9 8.2
Median 0.1 9 8.4
Bottom 1.6
Previous 1.5 9 8.5
Median 1.7 9 8.5

Other details

Max depth 1.75
Previous 1.70
Median 1.90
Flow estimate N/A

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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