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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Bridge at the estuary mouth
Observation ID #13659
Date and Time Monday 6th April 2020 09:40am
Approved Pending

Notes

40mm rain in past 3 days. Creek risen 30cm over past 2 days.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 13.00 5.70 7.01 69.0 10.10
Previous 20.5 14.4 2.2 26.8 23.7
Median 16.3 25.40 6.00 67.70 39.9
0.5m 13.00 5.80 7.17 70.6 10.29
Previous 19.8 13.1 6.5 76.8 21.8
Median 16.3 29.20 6.48 73.60 45.2
1.0m 14.10 7.60 6.31 64.3 13.17
Previous 20.5 14.4 1.5 18.2 23.7
Median 16.0 29.00 1.12 13.50 44.9
1.5m 15.20 9.20 1.84 19.4 15.65
Previous 20.6 13.1 1.1 13.5 21.7
Median 16.0 31.60 1.12 13.50 48.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.0
Previous 0.1 9 7.5
Median 0.1 9 7.7
Bottom
Previous 1.0
Median 0.9

Other details

Max depth 1.50
Previous 1.10
Median 0.75
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

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06-04-2020 10:53 MP4_20200406_1_070.JPG mep1_4

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06-04-2020 10:53 MP4_20200406_2_250.JPG mep1_5

Preceding Observations

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