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P5 Woods Property Fairhaven

14 February 2026

Observation details

Overview

Estuary Painkalac Creek Estuary
Site Woods Property Fairhaven
Observation ID #17436
Date and Time Saturday 14th February 2026 12:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Laquatwin not calibrating so used litmus paper for pH

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.00 7.70 4.65 53.2 12.61
Previous 23.2 6.0 5.9 68.6 10.2
Median 18.4 12.90 7.67 82.90 19.2
0.5m 21.70 7.80 4.66 52.9 12.68
Previous 23.2 4.0 6.7 79.1 7.0
Median 18.4 12.90 7.67 82.90 19.6
1.0m 21.20 8.30 6.02 67.5 13.25
Previous 24.9 7.6 5.8 69.4 13.2
Median 19.6 14.00 5.08 63.00 21.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.5
Previous 0.1 9 7.6
Median 0.1 9 7.1
Bottom 1.1 9 7.5
Previous 1.4 9 7.7
Median 1.2 9 7.1

Other details

Max depth 1.25
Previous 1.50
Median 1.30
Flow estimate N/A

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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