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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Balcombe Creek Estuary
Site Jetty near mouth
Observation ID #13285
Date and Time Sunday 23rd June 2019 09:30am
Approved Pending

Notes

Wide expanse of seagrass on exposed mudflats. Large number of pied cormorants and seagulls on seagrass.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 7.80 2.60 20.71 176.4 4.75
Previous 12.7 16.8 0.0 0.0 27.3
Median 13.3 30.20 0.00 0.00 46.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 6.5
Previous 0.1 10 7.2
Median 0.1 10 6.6
Bottom 0.1
Previous 1.4 10 7.2
Median 0.4 10 6.6

Other details

Max depth 0.20
Previous 1.50
Median 0.50
Flow estimate Slow

Observation Documents

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30-08-2019 17:55 Jetty_Seagrass_2.JPG

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Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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