Observation details

Overview

Estuary Hopkins River Estuary
Site Site one (Hopkins River Bridge)
Observation ID #15173
Date and Time Wednesday 14th December 2022 18:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Jarred - thanks everyone, great results which indicate a changing season!!  Great to see the return of the salt wedge, and although still very seasonally high the turbidity readings are on the way down!

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 17.70 2.50 9.29 98.5 4.61
Previous 17.3 0.6 9.4 98.6 1.2
Median 14.7 8.20 9.38 98.60 14.1
0.5m 17.70 2.50 9.24 98.0 4.63
Previous 14.7 0.8 8.6 85.2 1.6
Median 14.7 9.60 9.69 101.10 16.2
1.0m 17.70 2.50 9.23 97.9 4.69
Previous 17.3 0.6 9.4 98.6 1.2
Median 14.7 17.10 8.52 97.30 27.8
1.5m 17.60 2.70 9.19 97.7 5.03
Previous 14.7 0.9 8.5 84.6 1.8
Median 14.7 21.00 8.52 97.30 33.1
2.0m 16.70 21.60 6.73 78.2 35.29
Previous 14.8 0.9 8.5 84.5 1.8
Median 15.2 25.10 7.77 84.50 39.5
2.5m 16.00 32.30 7.01 86.1 49.50
Previous 13.2 32.2 8.2 97.0 49.4
Median 15.2 25.10 6.71 82.50 39.5
3.0m 15.90 32.50 7.02 86.1 49.60
Previous 17.2 0.6 9.3 98.2 1.2
Median 15.3 29.90 6.05 72.00 46.0
3.5m 15.90 32.50 7.03 86.1 49.80
Previous 14.8 1.0 8.5 84.6 2.0
Median 15.3 30.50 6.05 72.00 47.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 35 7.8
Previous 0.1 57 7.6
Median 0.1 10 8.3
Bottom 3.5 14 7.8
Previous 3.9 32 8.5
Median 3.8 9 8.0

Other details

Max depth 3.70
Previous 4.00
Median 3.90
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description
Download 15-12-2022 11:58 img20221215_11490568.pdf

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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