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Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Wye River upper, above Big 4 Caravan Park CO_WYE050
Date and Time Sunday 2nd April 2017 09:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 81.6 8.4 375 7 0.02 16 14 0.63
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards walking path is overgrown
Litter/Pollutants

The turbidity reading is now more accurate - because we are now using the turbiduty instrument rather than a turbiidity column - hence the average is misleading.

High tide on  3-4pm on April 1st  brought sea water into the estuary with very high water levels -- water up on the banks near the Fishing platform. I expected the EC to be higher at the Fishing Platform- a higher reading at the Big Tree was not expected.

 

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