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            Painkalac Creek Estuary
        
 
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        - 14-09-2025
 
    
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        CAUTION: This observation has not yet been reviewed by an EstuaryWatch coordinator.
    
    
        
  Observation details
    
    
        
        
    
        
        Depth Profiling
        
            
                
                    | 
                        Depth m
                     | 
                    
                     | 
                    
                        Temperature °C
                     | 
                    
                        Salinity ppt
                     | 
                    
                        D.O. mg/L
                     | 
                    
                        D.O. % sat
                     | 
                    
                        EC mS/cm
                     | 
                    
                        Notes
                     | 
                
                                    
                        | 
                            0.1m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.50                         | 
                        
                            7.30                         | 
                        
                            10.76                         | 
                        
                            105.7                         | 
                        
                            10.07                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.0                         | 
                        
                            8.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.5
                         | 
                        
                            105.8
                         | 
                        
                            10.8                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.8
                         | 
                        
                            14.50
                         | 
                        
                            9.21
                         | 
                        
                            92.40
                         | 
                        
                            19.2
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            0.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.00                         | 
                        
                            7.40                         | 
                        
                            10.77                         | 
                        
                            105.1                         | 
                        
                            10.08                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            10.0                         | 
                        
                            9.5
                         | 
                        
                            11.1
                         | 
                        
                            98.2
                         | 
                        
                            11.6                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.8
                         | 
                        
                            15.10
                         | 
                        
                            9.21
                         | 
                        
                            92.40
                         | 
                        
                            19.4
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.00                         | 
                        
                            7.40                         | 
                        
                            10.76                         | 
                        
                            104.9                         | 
                        
                            10.09                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.1                         | 
                        
                            8.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.3
                         | 
                        
                            104.3
                         | 
                        
                            10.8                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            15.9
                         | 
                        
                            22.00
                         | 
                        
                            8.22
                         | 
                        
                            88.80
                         | 
                        
                            28.4
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.00                         | 
                        
                            7.40                         | 
                        
                            10.78                         | 
                        
                            104.8                         | 
                        
                            10.13                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            9.9                         | 
                        
                            9.5
                         | 
                        
                            11.1
                         | 
                        
                            97.6
                         | 
                        
                            11.6                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.0
                         | 
                        
                            24.30
                         | 
                        
                            8.22
                         | 
                        
                            88.80
                         | 
                        
                            29.7
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.00                         | 
                        
                            7.50                         | 
                        
                            10.77                         | 
                        
                            104.6                         | 
                        
                            10.28                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            12.0                         | 
                        
                            8.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.8
                         | 
                        
                            100.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.9                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.30
                         | 
                        
                            5.20
                         | 
                        
                            59.90
                         | 
                        
                            32.8
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.6m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            14.00                         | 
                        
                            7.50                         | 
                        
                            10.72                         | 
                        
                            99.6                         | 
                        
                            10.25                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            9.9                         | 
                        
                            9.6
                         | 
                        
                            10.6
                         | 
                        
                            93.0
                         | 
                        
                            11.6                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.30
                         | 
                        
                            5.13
                         | 
                        
                            59.10
                         | 
                        
                            32.8
                         | 
                    
                
            
         
     
 
    
        
        Top-Bottom Sampling
        
            
                | 
                 | 
                
                    Depth m
                 | 
                
                    Turbidity NTU
                 | 
                
                    pH
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Top
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.0                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.9                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.4                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Bottom
                 | 
                
                    2.6                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.3                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.5                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.6                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    2.4                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.7                 | 
            
        
     
    
        Other details
        
            
                | 
                    Max depth
                 | 
                
                    2.70
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.60                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    2.50                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Flow estimate
                 | 
                
                    Pool                 | 
            
                    
     
 
    
        
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            Preceding Observations
            
            C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the
                sea. P Perched