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Me2 Balnarring Bridge

11 November 2017

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

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Balnarring Bridge
Observation ID #11586
Date and Time Saturday 11th November 2017 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

YIS pro 2030 meter used

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.00 6.80 2.60 28.6 12.20 Spots of oily slick on surface
Previous 21.3 22.1 2.1 27.2 35.0
Median 18.6 26.10 3.60 39.50 35.0
0.7m 21.60 31.60 1.70 23.4 48.30 Bottom sample smelled bad
Previous 14.0 27.6 6.5 75.0 42.5
Median 14.6 26.10 3.60 39.50 33.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.4
Previous 0.1 10 7.6
Median 0.1 10 7.9
Bottom 0.7 10 7.1
Previous 0.5 10 7.3
Median 0.5 10 7.3

Other details

Max depth 0.75
Previous 0.60
Median 0.60
Flow estimate Pool

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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