Hugh

Av. Annual rainfall || Longterm rainfall data www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages || 1 300mm per year || Elevation || Topographic map || At sea level || ABIOTIC FACTORS
 * **__FACTOR__** ||  **__EQUIPTMENT/METHOD__**  ||  **__MEASUREMENT__**  ||
 * landforms || Topographic map, observation || Estuary ||
 * **Climate**
 * Rainfall distribution || Long term rainfall data || Highest February-june, late summer-autumn ||
 * Relative Humidity || Wet/dry bulb thermometer || 67 % ||
 * Temperature || Thermometer || 24 degrees celcius ||
 * Sunlight intensity || Light meter || 73000 LUX ||
 * Wind direction || Compass || South-east ||
 * Wind speed || Anemometer || 9kmph ||
 * Water quality ||  ||   ||
 * Salinity || Refractometer || 25% ||
 * Turbidity || Turbidity tube || Completely clear ||
 * pH || pH papers || 8 ||
 * Soil ||  ||   ||
 * pH || Soil pH test kit || 7 ||
 * Moisture content || Observation || Wet ||
 * Colour || Observation || Dark brown ||
 * **Topography**

This data was collected within groups of 4 or 5 people. The measurements written in blue were the taken by the students by using many kinds of field study equipment that had not been seen by most of us. One example was the refractometer which measured the salt content in water by dripping a drop onto the glass area of the piece of equipment and comparing it to a scale etched into the glass on the machine. We found all these measurements in a low-lying moist area as you can conclude by the completed table.