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            Painkalac Creek Estuary
        
 
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        - 20-10-2025
 
    
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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
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.60                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            8.87                         | 
                        
                            95.6                         | 
                        
                            7.94                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            16.7                         | 
                        
                            6.3
                         | 
                        
                            10.4
                         | 
                        
                            100.0
                         | 
                        
                            9.3                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.8
                         | 
                        
                            14.00
                         | 
                        
                            9.43
                         | 
                        
                            93.00
                         | 
                        
                            19.1
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            0.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.60                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            8.41                         | 
                        
                            90.4                         | 
                        
                            8.09                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            17.3                         | 
                        
                            7.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.0
                         | 
                        
                            117.9
                         | 
                        
                            8.7                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            14.8
                         | 
                        
                            14.50
                         | 
                        
                            9.35
                         | 
                        
                            92.50
                         | 
                        
                            19.1
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.50                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            9.29                         | 
                        
                            99.6                         | 
                        
                            8.65                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            16.2                         | 
                        
                            11.6
                         | 
                        
                            9.8
                         | 
                        
                            100.0
                         | 
                        
                            16.1                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.0
                         | 
                        
                            21.10
                         | 
                        
                            8.74
                         | 
                        
                            89.70
                         | 
                        
                            26.2
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            1.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.40                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            9.32                         | 
                        
                            100.0                         | 
                        
                            8.72                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            16.4                         | 
                        
                            7.4
                         | 
                        
                            11.1
                         | 
                        
                            116.7
                         | 
                        
                            9.4                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            15.9
                         | 
                        
                            22.00
                         | 
                        
                            8.40
                         | 
                        
                            89.50
                         | 
                        
                            26.2
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.0m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            17.40                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            8.27                         | 
                        
                            88.8                         | 
                        
                            9.63                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            15.7                         | 
                        
                            11.8
                         | 
                        
                            7.8
                         | 
                        
                            74.7
                         | 
                        
                            16.2                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.00
                         | 
                        
                            5.25
                         | 
                        
                            60.60
                         | 
                        
                            31.6
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.5m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            16.70                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            3.95                         | 
                        
                            42.5                         | 
                        
                            14.05                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            15.3                         | 
                        
                            7.5
                         | 
                        
                            11.2
                         | 
                        
                            115.1
                         | 
                        
                            9.5                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.00
                         | 
                        
                            5.25
                         | 
                        
                            60.60
                         | 
                        
                            31.7
                         | 
                    
                                    
                        | 
                            2.9m
                         | 
                        
                         | 
                        
                            16.60                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                        
                            3.63                         | 
                        
                            37.6                         | 
                        
                            16.47                         | 
                        
                                                     | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Previous
                         | 
                        
                            14.0                         | 
                        
                            8.5
                         | 
                        
                            10.7
                         | 
                        
                            99.6
                         | 
                        
                            10.2                         | 
                    
                    
                        | 
                            Median
                         | 
                        
                            16.6
                         | 
                        
                            24.30
                         | 
                        
                            5.20
                         | 
                        
                            59.90
                         | 
                        
                            31.7
                         | 
                    
                
            
         
     
 
    
        
        Top-Bottom Sampling
        
            
                | 
                 | 
                
                    Depth m
                 | 
                
                    Turbidity NTU
                 | 
                
                    pH
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Top
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.4                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.0                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    0.1                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.4                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Bottom
                 | 
                
                    2.9                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    8.4                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.7                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.5                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Median
                 | 
                
                    2.4                 | 
                
                    9                 | 
                
                    7.7                 | 
            
        
     
    
        Other details
        
            
                | 
                    Max depth
                 | 
                
                    3.00
                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    Previous
                 | 
                
                    2.80                 | 
            
            
                | 
                    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