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Active Physico-Chemical 19-10-2007 - 10-08-2025

Painkalac Creek Estuary

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Date Status Details
10 Aug 2025 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 12.00 7.30 10.44 96.2 9.55
1.5m 9.0 8.1 12.00 8.20 10.88 100.0 10.65
12 Jul 2025 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.8 10.60 9.20 10.50 93.9 11.37
2.0m 9.0 7.8 10.30 9.30 10.45 92.8 11.43
15 Jun 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 9.60 11.20 10.96 96.2 13.29
1.4m 9.0 7.8 10.20 11.70 9.39 83.6 14.08
11 May 2025 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 14.00 12.20 8.09 77.9 16.08
1.4m 9.0 8.0 13.80 13.10 7.97 76.6 17.03
12 Apr 2025 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 18.80 11.80 7.76 82.7 17.40
1.4m 9.0 7.5 17.50 12.90 6.36 66.0 18.31
9 Mar 2025 Approved Notes:

Lots of fish, very calm, 1 rower, 1 Heron
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 23.00 10.50 6.71 78.4 17.16
1.4m 9.0 8.0 22.70 12.00 6.12 71.9 19.17
11 Jan 2025 Approved Notes:

Still water and many small fish. Report of dead kangaroo upstream at next jetty.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.8 25.20 10.70 7.48 91.6 18.24
1.5m 9.0 8.2 23.20 12.00 5.54 65.5 19.38
11 Aug 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 11.10 9.80 10.22 92.8 12.20
1.5m 9.0 7.5 14.30 27.10 6.85 66.5 33.50
11 May 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 17.10 17.50 8.15 83.5 24.10
1.6m 9.0 7.4 17.60 21.10 4.09 42.5 28.80
14 Apr 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 16.80 15.70 7.89 80.9 21.57
1.4m 9.0 7.3 18.90 24.40 3.44 37.0 33.80
10 Mar 2024 Approved Notes:

Wind over top
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 23.30 6.78 79.9
1.5m 9.0 7.7 21.20 5.23 59.0
11 Feb 2024 Approved Notes:

Fish rising and jumping high in air
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 21.30 20.70 7.81 88.5 30.70
1.4m 9.0 7.5 25.00 28.70 6.10 72.7 44.50
13 Jan 2024 Approved Notes:

Good talk to experienced fisher person
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 7.7 24.40 7.50 7.34 88.0 12.91
1.0m 17.0 7.5 23.40 36.40 5.10 61.1 53.20
10 Dec 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 7.5 21.00 6.00 7.80 88.5 9.80
1.2m 13.0 7.4 21.60 38.20 5.40 62.0 53.60
10 Sep 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 12.40 11.10 10.79 100.4 14.23
1.9m 9.0 7.2 19.40 38.40 4.79 51.3 51.40
9 Jul 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.1 11.20 13.90 10.59 97.3 16.94
1.9m 9.0 7.9 13.00 37.80 10.23 97.8 54.00
14 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 7.4 11.70 10.40 8.90 81.4 13.14
1.8m 9.0 7.8 16.50 15.80 3.62 36.7 21.60
8 Apr 2023 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 7.2 16.70 12.80 8.26 86.2 17.90
1.8m 12.0 7.8 19.10 17.10 6.05 66.3 24.60
12 Mar 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 20.40 7.00 77.5 18.00
1.9m 9.0 7.5 20.70 6.05 74.0 25.55
12 Feb 2023 Approved Notes:

Onshore wind, upcurrent movement
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 21.80 6.30 76.3 16.80
1.9m 9.0 7.0 24.40 6.05 79.4 24.80
16 Jan 2023 Approved Notes:

Hach meter broken so no temperature, oxygen or connectivity
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.4 0.00
1.6m 9.0 7.5 0.00
10 Dec 2022 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.2 19.90 0.00 9.70 106.8 0.03
1.5m 9.0 7.9 19.90 38.60 1.64 22.5 52.20
13 Nov 2022 Approved Notes:

Muddy sides
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.5 6.5 19.60 1.80 7.73 85.9 2.62
0.9m 9.5 7.5 16.90 39.60 9.28 97.7 56.60
22 Oct 2022 Approved Notes:

pH meter giving E4 and Ur error message when doing bottom pH

Admin - pH meter not reliable so no pH data approved.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 100.0 16.50 3.90 8.04 83.1 5.90
1.0m 100.0 16.60 7.60 8.21 85.2 11.00
11 Sep 2022 Approved Notes:

Turbidity - clear with brown tinge at top and clear at bottom
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 7.1 13.70 1.80 9.81 95.5 2.58
1.5m 6.9 14.20 40.10 1.47 14.4 47.60
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