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            Painkalac Creek Estuary
        
 
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        - 09-10-2025
 
    
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        CAUTION: This observation has not yet been reviewed by an EstuaryWatch coordinator.
    
    
        
  Observation details
    
    
        
            
            
                
                Notes
                
                    - very windy conditions but the sun was out. 
 
                
             
         
        
    
        
        Depth Profiling
        
            
                
                    | 
                        Depth m
                     | 
                    
                     | 
                    
                        Temperature °C
                     | 
                    
                        Salinity ppt
                     | 
                    
                        D.O. mg/L
                     | 
                    
                        D.O. % sat
                     | 
                    
                        EC mS/cm
                     | 
                    
                        Notes
                     | 
                
                                    
                        | 
                            0.1m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.70                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            10.82                         | 
                        
                            116.8                         | 
                        
                            8.59                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            14.0                         | 
                        
                            7.4
                         | 
                        
                            10.8
                         | 
                        
                            105.1
                         | 
                        
                            10.1                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.7
                         | 
                        
                            14.50
                         | 
                        
                            9.35
                         | 
                        
                            92.50
                         | 
                        
                            19.2
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            0.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.30                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            11.03                         | 
                        
                            117.9                         | 
                        
                            8.70                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.0                         | 
                        
                            8.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.5
                         | 
                        
                            105.8
                         | 
                        
                            10.8                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.8
                         | 
                        
                            14.50
                         | 
                        
                            9.21
                         | 
                        
                            92.40
                         | 
                        
                            19.2
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            16.90                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            10.99                         | 
                        
                            116.9                         | 
                        
                            8.97                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            14.0                         | 
                        
                            7.4
                         | 
                        
                            10.8
                         | 
                        
                            104.8
                         | 
                        
                            10.1                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            15.9
                         | 
                        
                            22.00
                         | 
                        
                            8.40
                         | 
                        
                            89.50
                         | 
                        
                            28.4
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            16.40                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            11.10                         | 
                        
                            116.7                         | 
                        
                            9.35                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.1                         | 
                        
                            8.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.3
                         | 
                        
                            104.3
                         | 
                        
                            10.8                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            15.9
                         | 
                        
                            22.00
                         | 
                        
                            8.22
                         | 
                        
                            88.80
                         | 
                        
                            28.4
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            15.50                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            11.06                         | 
                        
                            114.8                         | 
                        
                            9.41                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            14.0                         | 
                        
                            7.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.7
                         | 
                        
                            99.6
                         | 
                        
                            10.2                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.00
                         | 
                        
                            5.20
                         | 
                        
                            59.90
                         | 
                        
                            31.7
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            15.30                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            11.18                         | 
                        
                            115.1                         | 
                        
                            9.51                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.0                         | 
                        
                            8.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.8
                         | 
                        
                            100.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.9                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.30
                         | 
                        
                            5.20
                         | 
                        
                            59.90
                         | 
                        
                            32.8
                         | 
                    
                
            
         
     
 
    
        
        Top-Bottom Sampling
        
            
                | 
                 | 
                
                    Depth m
                 | 
                
                    Turbidity NTU
                 | 
                
                    pH
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Top
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.9                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.0                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.4                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Bottom
                 | 
                
                    2.6                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.6                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.6                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.3                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    2.4                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.7                 | 
            
        
     
    
        Other details
        
            
                | 
                    Max depth
                 | 
                
                    2.75
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.70                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    2.50                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Flow estimate
                 | 
                
                    N/A                 | 
            
                    
     
 
    
        
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            Preceding Observations
            
            C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the
                sea. P Perched