Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Balnarring Bridge
Observation ID #12380
Date and Time Monday 3rd September 2018 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 9.70 1.50 13.60 121.0 2.87 Open estuary
Previous 12.4 28.4 3.0 33.0 44.0
Median 16.4 28.40 3.11 39.50 44.0
0.5m 9.60 1.50 12.00 108.0 2.90
Previous 9.5 2.1 12.9 112.5 3.8
Median 17.7 31.60 3.45 39.90 48.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 8.8
Previous 0.1 10 8.7
Median 0.1 10 7.9
Bottom 0.5 10 7.8
Previous 0.7 10 7.7
Median 0.6 10 7.7

Other details

Max depth 0.60
Previous 0.75
Median 0.70
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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