Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Balnarring Bridge
Observation ID #11697
Date and Time Tuesday 2nd January 2018 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Estuary open

fish kill last week

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 25.30 30.50 1.70 24.9 46.80
Previous 16.4 1.0 5.6 57.3 2.2
Median 16.4 26.10 3.60 39.50 35.0
0.4m 24.10 33.00 1.70 24.3 50.30
Previous 21.6 31.6 1.7 23.4 48.3
Median 18.6 27.60 3.60 39.50 40.7

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 14 7.8
Previous 0.1 11 8.0
Median 0.1 10 7.9
Bottom 0.3 14 7.5
Previous 0.5 11 7.7
Median 0.5 10 7.3

Other details

Max depth 0.40
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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