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Ba2 Ferrero Oval
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Balcombe Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Melbourne Water |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Ba2 |
| Site name | Ferrero Oval |
| Nearest road and town | Seppelt Avenue, Mt Martha |
| Description |
Jetty close to Ferrero Reserve. |
| Site access |
Drive down Seppelt Avenue into the Ferrero Reserve. Park at the ovals. Access board walk behind cricket nets. You will come to a jetty, walk downstream to tne next jetty along. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 21-01-2017 - 25-08-2019 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 23-06-2019 | 28-07-2019 | 25-08-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #12790 | #12896 | #13280 | #13286 | #13290 | #13315 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 23-06-2019 | 28-07-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| Bottom | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 |
pH
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 23-06-2019 | 28-07-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Bottom | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 23-06-2019 | 28-07-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||
| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 23-06-2019 | 28-07-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 21.40 | 14.50 | 12.40 | 10.40 |
| Bottom | 21.40 | 14.40 | 15.70 | 10.30 |
Salinity ppt
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 36.80 | 23.90 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Bottom | 36.80 | 23.80 | 20.50 | 1.00 |
D.O. mg/L
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.80 |
| Bottom | 10.88 | 11.70 | 0.00 | 27.60 |
D.O. % Sat
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 344.00 |
| Bottom | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 248.50 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 24-03-2019 | 28-04-2019 | 26-05-2019 | 25-08-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 55.40 | 37.60 | 0.03 | 1.87 |
| Bottom | 55.40 | 37.50 | 32.74 | 1.80 |
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