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B5 Tait Point
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Barwon River Estuary |
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| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | B5 |
| Site name | Tait Point |
| Nearest road and town | Lake Road, Connewarre |
| Description | This site is located to the north of the picnic table located at the end of Lake Road. |
| Site access | Turn off Barwon Heads Road at the Barwon Heads Airport and head to the northern end of Lake Road. The site is located north directly below the picnic table at the end of Lake Road. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | Parks Victoria picnic ground located adjacent to private grazing land. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 10-12-2007 - 20-11-2024 |
Phys/chem monitoring site |
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Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 |
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| Observation | #15935 | #15931 | #16012 | #16026 | #16048 | #16180 | #16076 | #16162 | #16149 | #16172 | #16274 | #16212 | #16252 | #16347 | #16368 | #16369 | #16386 | #16465 | #16466 | #16480 | #16537 | #16550 | #16564 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 26.0 | 50.0 | 28.0 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 41.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 79.0 | 110.0 | 200.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Bottom | 30.0 | 72.0 | 26.0 | 160.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 34.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 50.0 | 68.0 | 150.0 | 200.0 | 13.5 | 55.0 |
pH
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Bottom | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
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| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
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| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 19.60 | 17.90 | 19.70 | 22.40 | 19.80 | 22.20 | 18.00 | 17.20 | 14.70 | 13.30 | 11.90 | 9.10 | 10.30 | 11.50 | 9.30 | 13.40 | 13.40 | 17.00 | 17.50 | 19.60 | 17.20 |
| Bottom | 19.80 | 17.90 | 20.10 | 22.50 | 19.60 | 22.20 | 18.70 | 17.40 | 14.90 | 14.40 | 11.90 | 10.70 | 10.20 | 11.20 | 9.70 | 13.30 | 13.30 | 17.00 | 17.50 | 20.20 | 17.40 |
Salinity ppt
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 6.60 | 11.20 | 10.30 | 10.00 | 23.50 | 24.90 | 25.20 | 25.00 | 20.90 | 25.80 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 24.50 | 25.10 | 15.20 | 11.40 | 12.50 | 5.00 | 6.40 | 19.00 | 27.70 |
| Bottom | 7.00 | 11.20 | 10.60 | 20.50 | 23.50 | 25.10 | 26.70 | 25.10 | 21.70 | 25.80 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 24.80 | 25.50 | 15.90 | 11.50 | 12.50 | 9.00 | 6.40 | 21.70 | 27.70 |
D.O. mg/L
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.08 | 8.74 | 7.94 | 8.98 | 7.31 | 8.24 | 11.28 | 9.62 | 9.82 | 9.74 | 9.93 | 10.54 | 10.31 | 12.72 | 10.73 | 9.67 | 9.03 | 8.10 | 6.86 | 8.73 | |
| Bottom | 10.22 | 8.54 | 7.93 | 6.54 | 7.36 | 8.38 | 10.97 | 8.81 | 8.75 | 9.73 | 8.39 | 10.63 | 9.49 | 12.74 | 10.62 | 9.69 | 7.30 | 7.64 | 7.12 | 8.76 |
D.O. % Sat
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 110.00 | 92.20 | 87.30 | 104.30 | 79.60 | 144.10 | 86.90 | 116.00 | 93.60 | 93.60 | 89.60 | 86.40 | 91.50 | 94.30 | 108.00 | 102.40 | 92.60 | 91.90 | 84.00 | 74.80 | 89.30 |
| Bottom | 112.00 | 89.90 | 87.80 | 70.20 | 79.90 | 145.90 | 89.40 | 113.60 | 86.20 | 84.90 | 89.40 | 75.60 | 97.00 | 86.20 | 109.20 | 101.10 | 92.40 | 74.40 | 79.10 | 78.60 | 89.70 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 07-12-2023 | 20-12-2023 | 01-02-2024 | 21-02-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 13-03-2024 | 20-03-2024 | 04-04-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 19-06-2024 | 04-07-2024 | 17-07-2024 | 01-08-2024 | 21-08-2024 | 05-09-2024 | 03-10-2024 | 16-10-2024 | 07-11-2024 | 20-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 9.45 | 15.95 | 14.76 | 14.28 | 33.50 | 35.64 | 36.00 | 35.70 | 29.90 | 36.80 | 4.22 | 35.00 | 35.80 | 21.77 | 16.35 | 17.89 | 7.15 | 9.09 | 27.20 | 39.50 | |
| Bottom | 10.05 | 16.02 | 15.08 | 29.30 | 33.50 | 35.90 | 38.20 | 35.90 | 31.00 | 36.80 | 4.25 | 35.40 | 36.40 | 22.70 | 16.43 | 17.90 | 12.80 | 9.15 | 31.00 | 39.50 |
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