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M1 Stanley Street

9 November 2019

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Stanley Street
Observation ID #13404
Date and Time Saturday 9th November 2019 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.

Dissolved oxygen calibration took some time to settle.

Possible hazard emerging: decking timber showing rot at joins (2 places)

Birds observed: Black winged stilts (9), Pacific black ducks, chestnut teal and corella.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 13.90 1.20 8.18 79.5 2.36
Previous 15.0 1.2 10.0 100.3 2.4
Median 17.0 7.20 8.72 90.30 12.7
0.5m 13.90 1.20 8.12 79.1 2.38
Previous 12.1 0.6 6.2 57.9 1.2
Median 17.0 7.20 8.32 89.70 12.7
1.0m 13.90 1.20 8.01 77.7 2.42
Previous 14.4 1.2 9.5 94.9 2.4
Median 15.6 29.00 6.09 65.30 43.6
1.5m 13.90 1.30 7.57 73.7 2.56
Previous 12.0 0.6 6.1 57.0 1.2
Median 15.6 29.00 5.96 61.00 43.6
1.9m 13.90 1.40 7.33 71.2 2.60
Previous 9.2 1.4 8.7 76.5 3.4
Median 16.2 29.40 5.96 65.30 45.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.2
Previous 0.1 17 7.6
Median 0.1 9 7.5
Bottom 1.9 10 7.8
Previous 1.5 23 7.9
Median 1.6 10 7.7

Other details

Max depth 2.00
Previous 1.60
Median 1.70
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
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