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Po2 Site two (Mouth of Powlett Road Bridge)
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Powlett River Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | West Gippsland CMA |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Po2 |
| Site name | Site two (Mouth of Powlett Road Bridge) |
| Nearest road and town | Mouth of Powlett Road, Dalyston |
| Description | Ocean side of Mouth of Powlett Road Bridge, in between the 6th and 7th reflector when coming from the Kilcunda side of bridge (approx halfway). |
| Site access | Head east along the Mouth of Powlett Road, park in the carpark located beside the Mouth of Powlett Bridge. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | This site is surrounded by submerged wetland (oceanside of bridge), saltmarsh (eastern bank on inland side of bridge) and a 5-10 metre revege site (western bank on inland side of bridge). |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 13-03-2010 - 25-10-2024 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #15971 | #15972 | #16004 | #16100 | #16243 | #16353 | #16421 | #16444 | #16458 | #16459 | #16484 | #16489 | #16490 | #16491 | #16525 | #16526 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 6.9 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 32.8 | 29.5 |
| Bottom | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
pH
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | |||
| Bottom | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
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Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
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| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 20.50 | 24.20 | 20.10 | 19.20 | 12.40 | 11.10 | 13.30 | 11.60 | 11.30 | 12.70 | 14.40 | 12.90 | 16.60 | 12.70 | 17.20 | 18.40 |
| Bottom | 17.90 | 16.60 | 19.60 | 17.80 | 15.90 | 12.50 | 11.50 | 11.90 | 11.90 | 12.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.90 | 15.00 |
Salinity ppt
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 17.00 | 24.90 | 30.70 | 32.00 | 11.20 | 18.20 | 20.40 | 13.60 | 12.60 | 14.90 | 14.10 | 4.10 | 3.10 | 2.30 | 7.40 | 1.70 |
| Bottom | 36.10 | 36.40 | 36.40 | 32.30 | 36.10 | 34.80 | 34.90 | 34.80 | 35.00 | 34.90 | 34.70 | 34.80 | 32.70 | 33.60 | 34.10 | 36.00 |
D.O. mg/L
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.79 | 6.90 | 4.66 | 7.42 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.35 | 7.76 | 7.03 | 7.93 | 6.72 | 7.37 | 5.72 | 6.08 | 8.76 | 7.81 |
| Bottom | 6.52 | 7.12 | 4.46 | 5.43 | 6.17 | 5.24 | 2.93 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 2.77 | 6.24 |
D.O. % Sat
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 96.00 | 95.20 | 60.80 | 95.90 | 76.00 | 74.90 | 79.60 | 76.60 | 69.60 | 82.60 | 72.20 | 71.60 | 57.80 | 58.00 | 94.30 | 83.20 |
| Bottom | 85.60 | 91.30 | 69.60 | 68.50 | 76.50 | 60.80 | 33.40 | 3.20 | 4.00 | 2.30 | 1.90 | 3.40 | 7.70 | 6.30 | 32.90 | 76.50 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 18-12-2023 | 16-01-2024 | 08-02-2024 | 27-03-2024 | 30-04-2024 | 08-08-2024 | 09-09-2024 | 16-09-2024 | 18-09-2024 | 20-09-2024 | 23-09-2024 | 24-09-2024 | 25-09-2024 | 26-09-2024 | 15-10-2024 | 25-10-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 27.59 | 39.15 | 47.05 | 48.45 | 18.71 | 29.40 | 32.55 | 22.50 | 21.00 | 24.36 | 23.21 | 7.34 | 5.67 | 4.22 | 12.72 | 3.14 |
| Bottom | 54.35 | 54.86 | 54.77 | 49.21 | 54.47 | 52.80 | 53.02 | 52.78 | 53.10 | 52.95 | 52.64 | 52.79 | 49.89 | 51.11 | 51.76 | 54.33 |
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