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Active Physico-Chemical 11-12-2013 - 03-06-2025

Curdies River Estuary

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Date Status Details
3 Jun 2025 Pending Notes:

nitrite = 0.00

nitrates = 0.00

phosphates = 0.00
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 11.60 38.30 9.10 91.4 54.70
1.5m 9.0 7.9 11.40 38.60 9.89 90.3 55.20
6 May 2025 Pending Notes:

Nitrates = 0

Nitrates = 0

Phosphates = 0.03
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 8.0 15.80 41.20 6.91 70.2 58.90
1.5m 12.0 8.2 15.30 41.40 4.79 48.0 59.20
2 May 2025 Pending Notes:

CCMA YSI ProQuatro used.   Mundara (EMAC) and Hannah (Parks Vic) assisted with monitoring.  Water was dark in colour and showed signs of an algae bloom. 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 8.2 15.10 39.50 11.30 142.5 59.10
1.4m 8.3 13.80 39.60 11.80 145.5 59.20
1 Apr 2025 Approved Notes:

Nitrites = 0

Nitrates = 0

Phosphates = 0.07
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 50.0 8.0 16.10 43.40 6.70 68.0 62.00
1.5m 50.0 8.1 16.40 44.20 3.20 33.0 63.20
22 Mar 2025 Approved Notes:

Nitrites = 0

Nitrates = 0

Phosphates = 0.05
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 30.0 8.7 16.70 43.10 8.26 84.7 61.60
1.6m 30.0 8.3 16.10 43.10 4.32 43.9 61.50
4 Mar 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 16.60 41.20 8.10 83.3 58.80
1.9m 9.0 8.0 16.80 43.10 6.44 66.2 61.60
4 Feb 2025 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.60 3.56
1.8m 23.30 3.16 37.1
7 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 8.0 16.80 37.90 7.80 80.0 48.00
1.9m 9.0 8.2 16.60 38.10 7.43 78.7 48.00
3 Dec 2024 Approved Notes:

Nitrates  =  0

Nitrates  =  0

Phosphates  =  0.03
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 20.80 33.40 6.04 69.2 46.70
1.9m 9.0 7.9 18.80 39.70 7.17 78.6 52.20
5 Nov 2024 Approved Notes:

Nitrate = 0

Nitrate = 0

Phosphate = 0.01
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.5 7.9 14.70 28.80 9.42 93.0 35.80
1.8m 11.5 8.2 15.50 38.60 9.14 91.8 55.20
1 Oct 2024 Approved Notes:

Phosphate = 0.01

Nitrate. = 10

Nitrite = 1
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Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.60 10.57 103.6
1.1m 14.40 37.90 10.74 104.2 54.10
6 Aug 2024 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 52.0 8.8 9.80 10.90 14.37 126.1 13.08
2.8m 52.0 9.0 9.60 11.50 14.85 122.7 13.69
2 Jul 2024 Approved Notes:

Nitrite = 0

Nitrate = 10

Phosphate = 0.03
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 90.0 8.4 8.90 14.60 11.30 102.0 16.68
2.3m 90.0 8.6 8.90 14.60 12.15 102.9 16.68
4 Jun 2024 Approved Notes:

Nitrates   10 mg/l

Nitrites     1 mg/l

Phosphates.  0.03

All tests with filtered Water 

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 80.0 9.0 10.80 14.90 10.58 95.3 17.92
1.9m 80.0 9.0 10.60 15.00 10.29 92.2 17.90
7 May 2024 Approved Notes:

Extensive blue-green algae present

Eel fisherman setting eel traps in very polluted water near berm.

 

Nitrites = 0

Nitrates = 0

Phosphates = 0.07
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 65.0 9.2 13.50 14.70 10.94 104.8 18.82
2.3m 65.0 9.2 13.20 14.80 5.77 54.3 18.87
2 Apr 2024 Approved Notes:

Prolific Blue-Green Algae.

Condition of water  - dark green and murky, meant that we could not carry out the Phosphate, Nitrate or Nitrate tests.

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 90.0 9.5 17.70 14.60 4.77 50.1 20.64
1.9m 90.0 9.1 17.70 14.60 6.32 66.1 20.67
5 Mar 2024 Approved Notes:

Blue-Green Algae forming on various areas of the lower lake

 

Phosphate - Unable to determine because of discolouration of the water.

Nitrite - 1

Nitrate - 10
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 27.0 9.2 17.50 13.90 8.49 88.6 19.65
2.3m 27.0 9.2 17.10 14.20 6.91 71.2 19.81
6 Feb 2024 Approved Notes:

Phosphate = 0.7

Nitrite = 0

Nitrate = 10
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 9.1 20.70 11.60 8.17 90.5 17.81
2.4m 9.0 9.1 20.40 11.70 7.66 82.1 17.83
2 Jan 2024 Approved Notes:

Nitrate = 0.0

Nitrite = 0.5

Phosphate = 0.05
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 20.00 12.10 8.58 90.8 18.25
2.4m 9.0 8.8 19.60 12.30 7.85 85.2 18.34
5 Dec 2023 Approved Notes:

Nitrite = 0.0

Nitrate = 0.0

Phosphate = 0.05
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.1 20.00 12.10 8.58 90.8 18.25
2.4m 9.0 8.2 19.60 12.30 7.85 85.2 18.34
3 Oct 2023 Approved Notes:

we were unable to measure Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and Electrical Conductivity because our multi-purpose meter was under repair.

 

Phosphate reading =  Top = 0.07        Bottom = 0.02

Nitrate reading  =          Top =   10        Bottom = 10

Nitrite reading  =           Top  = 1          Bottom = 1

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 20.00 12.10 8.58 90.8 18.25
2.4m 9.0 7.7 19.60 12.30 7.85 85.2 18.34
5 Sep 2023 Approved Notes:

Phosphate = 0.02

Nitrite = 1

Nitrate = 10
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 7.4 11.00 19.60 12.30 23.10
1.9m 16.0 8.1 12.30 38.30 10.38 54.70
31 Jul 2023 Approved Notes:

Nitrate = 0

Nitrite = 0

Phosphorus = 0.07
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 12.10 34.40 11.33 105.3 39.50
2.0m 9.0 8.1 12.90 36.70 11.48 108.3 52.40
4 Jul 2023 Approved Notes:

Phosphate test = 0.15

Nitrate Test = 25

Nitrite Test - 1
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 33.0 7.1 10.50 5.20 8.35 74.8 6.63
1.8m 33.0 7.9 11.50 21.30 9.42 86.1 25.20
6 Jun 2023 Approved Notes:

Nitrate = 10.  Nitrite = 1.   Phosphorus = 0.1
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 13.50 11.20 7.09 68.1 14.73
1.7m 9.0 7.6 13.20 11.40 7.11 67.7 14.76
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