Site details

Overview

Estuary Spring Creek Estuary
CMA Corangamite CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code S2
Site name Middle fishing platform
Nearest road and town Great Ocean Road, Torquay
Description Middle fishing platform opposite first green on golf course
Site access Easily accessed via walkway beside estuary.
Land use
  • Recreational
Land use description
Status Active
Observation history 08-07-2007 - 19-12-2023
Photo of S2
Photo of phys/chem monitoring site S2

Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

Date 02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Observation #15774 #15901 #15922

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 11.0 9.0 10.0
Bottom 19.0 11.0 10.0

pH

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 7.9 7.0 8.0
Bottom 7.9 7.7 8.0

Ammonia mg/L

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 17.40 19.30 20.20
Bottom 16.70 19.20 20.10

Salinity ppt

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 17.20
Bottom 17.50

D.O. mg/L

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 8.87 7.56 8.96
Bottom 8.53 7.60 8.92

D.O. % Sat

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 92.80 82.40 99.30
Bottom 88.10 82.50 98.50

Conductivity mS/cm

02-10-2023 16-11-2023 19-12-2023
Top 23.80
Bottom 23.80
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