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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Anglesea River Estuary
Site Culvert on Coalmine Road
Observation ID #17723
Date and Time Wednesday 16th September 2026 10:00am
Approved Pending

Notes

Depth measured to top of black, sulphur smelling sludge always present5 at this site

Oxygen profile very unusual.

Low top level conductivity consistent with Marshy Ck  water at AV2

Downstream flow just discernible

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.30 5.03 47.6 5.93
Previous 12.2 8.5 6.7 63.3 8.8
Median 16.2 8.40 8.44 94.40 18.1
0.5m 13.00 7.50 67.2 6.23
Previous 10.0 8.4 11.0 108.3 14.4
Median 16.2 8.40 8.48 94.70 19.0
1.0m 14.00 9.60 94.0 9.02
Previous 12.4 11.2 7.5 70.2 9.3
Median 15.7 11.20 7.25 72.10 19.1
1.3m 13.90 9.77 98.1 9.07
Previous 10.1 12.9 6.8 65.5 14.6
Median 15.7 12.90 7.25 73.60 19.7

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 3.3
Previous 0.1 9 3.3
Median 0.1 9 4.1
Bottom 1.3 9 3.4
Previous 1.4 9 3.4
Median 1.2 9 4.5

Other details

Max depth 1.30
Previous 1.50
Median 1.30
Flow estimate Slow

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