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Ba3 Augusta Street
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Balcombe Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Melbourne Water |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Ba3 |
| Site name | Augusta Street |
| Nearest road and town | Augusta Street, Mt Martha |
| Description |
Augusta Street Bridge. Monitoring is conducted from the middle of the bridge. This is also a Waterwatch site. |
| Site access |
Park at the end of August Street which is a no through road. Bridge is at the end of the street. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 21-01-2017 - 27-01-2019 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #12178 | #12173 | #12169 | #12166 | #12224 | #12390 | #12394 | #12417 | #12675 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 20.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Bottom | 30.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 |
pH
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 5.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Bottom | 6.9 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Temperature ° C
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 22.60 | 18.20 | 17.20 | 10.90 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 7.80 | 11.70 | 24.30 |
| Bottom | 21.10 | 18.20 | 19.10 | 17.50 | 11.60 | 12.40 | 10.30 | 15.20 | 28.60 |
Salinity ppt
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 33.10 | 36.40 | 12.40 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 3.90 | 22.00 |
| Bottom | 34.40 | 37.30 | 37.10 | 35.60 | 33.70 | 33.40 | 29.80 | 30.90 | 34.80 |
D.O. mg/L
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 1.20 | 3.84 | 13.97 | 7.52 | 25.80 | 8.94 | 48.10 | 49.20 | 3.35 |
| Bottom | 0.80 | 2.75 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 11.34 | 0.15 | 32.50 | 22.50 | 0.95 |
D.O. % Sat
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 15.50 | 49.60 | 158.00 | 67.60 | 226.20 | 77.90 | 409.30 | 457.10 | 47.50 |
| Bottom | 1.10 | 37.10 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 128.90 | 1.80 | 352.10 | 270.00 | 14.80 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 25-02-2018 | 24-03-2018 | 22-04-2018 | 27-05-2018 | 27-06-2018 | 22-07-2018 | 26-08-2018 | 23-09-2018 | 27-01-2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 50.40 | 55.00 | 20.80 | 2.35 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 6.95 | 34.95 |
| Bottom | 52.20 | 56.10 | 55.80 | 53.70 | 51.40 | 51.00 | 46.10 | 47.48 | 52.90 |
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