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A5 Culvert on Coalmine Road

Active Physico-Chemical 29-04-2007 - 19-02-2025

Anglesea River Estuary

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Date Status Details
19 Feb 2025 Pending
Anglesea_A5_19th_Feb._2025_.pdf
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.8 18.60 8.16 98.8 30.97
0.6m 9.0 7.8 19.20 7.15 87.5 31.05
29 Jan 2025 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 21.20 6.74 84.6 29.76
0.8m 9.0 7.8 21.30 6.46 81.2 29.75
18 Dec 2024 Pending Notes:

School of small fish approx 40mm long

Depth includes sludge layer approx 400mm.  
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 22.50 6.46 82.9 27.38
1.0m 9.0 7.4 22.70 5.64 72.1 27.44
20 Nov 2024 Approved Notes:

total depth including sludge is 1.5m, no bottom reading available due to sludge  
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 17.90 7.49 88.4 29.22
0.5m 9.0 7.5 18.20 7.34 86.8 29.19
16 Oct 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 19.30 6.91 83.2 27.30
1.0m 9.0 7.4 19.90 5.92 72.1 27.92
18 Sep 2024 Approved Notes:

Actual depth was 1.25, Bottom ws covered in o.25m of black sulphur smelling sludge
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 12.60 9.26 95.3 23.56
0.9m 9.0 7.6 12.30 8.86 91.2 23.60
21 Aug 2024 Approved Notes:

> 300mm of sludge on bottom of riverbed.

Depth recorded is to top of sludge

Sludge is black and has a sulphurous smell
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 12.70 8.51 88.7 25.90
0.5m 9.0 7.4 12.70 8.44 87.8 25.88
17 Jul 2024 Approved Notes:

Assisted by John Slykhuis
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.5 7.6 11.30 10.37 104.2 26.64
1.0m 13.5 7.3 10.80 0.53 5.0 26.76
19 Jun 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 9.30 9.61 95.7 32.93
0.7m 9.0 7.1 9.30 9.53 94.7 32.79
15 May 2024 Approved Notes:

pH metre working well Buffer required also tissues 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 4.0 13.60 8.24 90.7 34.30
1.0m 9.0 7.2 15.90 5.54 65.0 35.83
17 Apr 2024 Approved Notes:

Assisted by Pam

pH meter US, Couldn't calibrate 

Floating Algae

Black sludge on bottom.  Smells sulphurous when disturbed
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 15.80 8.81 102.0 35.34
1.0m 9.0 15.70 7.68 88.8 35.47
20 Mar 2024 Approved Notes:

Depth includes silt, which prevented a fonal reading 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.30 7.00 90.1 38.48
0.5m 9.0 6.7 20.90 6.50 84.4 38.53
21 Feb 2024 Approved Notes:

Approx 0.4m of black sludge above bottom.  Exceptionally clear water enabled us to see the weight disappear 0.4m before it touched bottom!  This may account for strange bottom depth readings previously seen at A5

Assisted by Emily Hansen

Fish sighted
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 22.80 6.08 81.5 37.60
0.5m 9.0 7.4 22.60 5.74 76.3 37.65
17 Jan 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 26.0 7.4 22.40 7.39 93.1 24.76
1.2m 26.0 7.3 24.00 1.20 16.6 35.33
12 Dec 2023 Approved Notes:

Assisted by John Slykhuis

Note uncommon Dissolved Oxygen at max depth
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 18.60 7.48 90.0 34.13
1.0m 9.0 7.0 19.10 0.34 4.3 36.30
15 Nov 2023 Approved Notes:

Assisted by Emily Hansen

Significant dead algae floating on top
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 18.40 8.09 102.9 44.68
1.0m 9.0 7.4 18.90 1.15 15.5 44.24
18 Oct 2023 Approved Notes:

2 small fish -tiddlers

floating algae
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 5.5 16.70 8.63 104.4 41.79
0.9m 24.0 6.7 17.00 8.83 107.6 42.46
20 Sep 2023 Approved Notes:

DO % moving up and down - maybe caused by inflow from upstream culvert

Green cloudy water

Bottom is uneven 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 5.0 16.70 7.88 96.4 43.80
1.3m 9.0 6.1 16.80 5.60 68.2 43.84
16 Aug 2023 Approved Notes:

Assisted by Jane

Flow through pipes under culvert clearly visible
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 3.6 12.20 9.00 101.2 46.60
1.1m 10.0 5.2 13.40 9.42 109.5 47.99
19 Jul 2023 Approved Notes:

Some waterbugs. No fish seen.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 9.50 8.92 96.4 50.88
1.2m 9.0 7.7 10.00 9.86 108.1 51.40
21 Jun 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 8.90 9.45 91.8 26.71
1.5m 9.0 6.5 11.30 5.61 57.9 28.82
17 May 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 12.10 9.23 97.1 32.65
1.4m 9.0 7.2 12.60 5.40 59.9 32.67
19 Apr 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 6.8 17.00 8.49 100.3 35.11
1.4m 10.0 6.7 19.00 8.44 103.4 41.28
15 Mar 2023 Approved Notes:

Fish Sighted
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.30 7.65 98.6 41.12
1.2m 9.0 6.7 21.00 9.13 120.1 42.12
22 Feb 2023 Approved Notes:

Assisted by Vicky and Doug Tipping

Inflow from Storage pond observed

Water cloudiest here

White scum observed See photos

Lots of issues entering data


Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.2 22.50 7.88 105.0 37.82
1.2m 9.0 6.6 23.90 7.88 109.3 42.53
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