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A5 Culvert on Coalmine Road

21 February 2024

Observation details

Overview

Estuary Anglesea River Estuary
Site Culvert on Coalmine Road
Observation ID #16032
Date and Time Wednesday 21st February 2024 10:00am
Approved 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 Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.80 6.08 81.5 37.60
Previous 24.0 5.9 5.0 66.7 31.2
Median 17.3 7.10 8.83 102.00 14.5
0.5m 22.60 5.74 76.3 37.65
Previous 18.7 2.7 7.3 91.0 35.1
Median 17.0 7.50 8.83 102.00 14.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.3
Previous 0.1 26 7.4
Median 0.1 9 4.0
Bottom 0.9 9 7.4
Previous 1.2 9 7.3
Median 1.2 9 4.1

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 1.30
Median 1.30
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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