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B5 Tait Point

17 December 2025

Observation details

Overview

Estuary Barwon River Estuary
Site Tait Point
Observation ID #17318
Date and Time Wednesday 17th December 2025 09:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

oily slick on the water surface

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 16:10

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.90 14.80 12.58 139.2 21.17
Previous 19.2 7.0 7.0 76.4 10.0
Median 15.4 14.20 8.81 90.20 21.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 8.0
Previous 0.1 52 8.3
Median 0.1 21 8.3
Bottom 0.2 9 8.0
Previous 0.6 53 8.3
Median 0.5 30 8.3

Other details

Max depth 0.30
Previous 0.65
Median 0.60
Flow estimate Pool
Low tide time 16:10pm

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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