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S3a Platform upstream of Great Ocean Road
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Spring Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Corangamite CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | S3a |
| Site name | Platform upstream of Great Ocean Road |
| Nearest road and town | Great Ocean Road, Torquay |
| Description |
S3a fishing platform is an alternate site to S3 Great Ocean Road footbridge. Located 80m upstream from S3, it is less likely to be impacted by stormwater drains under bridge. |
| Site access |
From Great Ocean Road B100 enter Spring Creek Reserve and park near the Surfcoast Tennis Club. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 04-09-2022 - 19-12-2023 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 21.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 |
| Bottom | 34.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 |
pH
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Bottom | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
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 | 18.60 | 19.50 | 21.20 |
| Bottom | 17.30 | 19.20 | 21.20 |
Salinity ppt
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 16.50 | 15.10 | 14.00 |
| Bottom | 16.90 | 15.20 | 14.20 |
D.O. mg/L
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 8.80 | 7.33 | 8.50 |
| Bottom | 7.95 | 7.22 | 8.39 |
D.O. % Sat
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 94.50 | 80.00 | 95.90 |
| Bottom | 83.20 | 79.50 | 94.70 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 02-10-2023 | 16-11-2023 | 19-12-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 23.50 | 22.10 | 21.50 |
| Bottom | 23.40 | 22.10 | 21.70 |
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