Observation details

Overview

Estuary Hopkins River Estuary
Site Site three (Mahoneys Road)
Observation ID #15815
Date and Time Friday 20th October 2023 17:34pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Very  high D.O. reading noted, thanks.  Will see how next month goes, but it looks like the calibration worked fine, so maybe a dense pocket of algal??  Happy to check the meter as well in November readings stay this high.  Thanks Jarred.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 23.40 7.00 16.54 204.0 12.33 Very high DO. ?Highest ever recorded
Previous 16.3 18.4 11.4 129.2 29.8
Median 17.3 9.60 9.28 110.50 16.1
0.5m 21.80 12.70 15.56 193.2 21.77
Previous 13.5 2.5 12.6 121.8 4.7
Median 17.7 9.60 9.28 110.50 16.1
0.7m 19.50 22.30 11.22 138.6 35.07
Previous 11.2 1.5 10.7 98.2 2.9
Median 17.7 9.60 9.01 103.20 16.1

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 24 8.2
Previous 0.1 14 8.9
Median 0.1 14 8.1
Bottom 0.9 23 8.3
Previous 1.1 13 8.8
Median 1.0 14 8.1

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 1.30
Median 1.10
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

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Download 22-10-2023 12:50 img20231022_12225294.pdf

Preceding Observations

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