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Ba1 Jetty near mouth

17 January 2026

Observation details

Overview

Estuary Balcombe Creek Estuary
Site Jetty near mouth
Observation ID #17399
Date and Time Saturday 17th January 2026 10:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.5m 18.50 25.50 5.80 71.0 39.95 Water clear, strong east wind. Berm closed
Previous 17.9 29.7 7.3 90.0 45.8
Median 19.4 24.10 7.30 79.50 29.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.8
Previous 0.1 10 8.4
Median 0.1 12 7.8
Bottom 0.4
Previous 0.4 10 8.1
Median 0.4 15 7.9

Other details

Max depth 0.50
Previous 0.50
Median 0.50
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description
Download 21-01-2026 15:52 2026_01_17_BERG.pdf

Download 		21-01-2026 15:52 BERG_2026_01_17_P1.jpeg

Download 		21-01-2026 15:52 BERG_2026_01_17_P2.jpeg

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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