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Ba3 Augusta Street

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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
  • Native Bushland
  • Recreational
  • Urban Residential
Land use description
Status Active
Observation history 21-01-2017 - 10-05-2023

Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

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Date 10-05-2023
Observation #15518

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

10-05-2023
Top 15.0
Bottom 15.0

pH

10-05-2023
Top 7.4
Bottom 7.8

Ammonia mg/L

10-05-2023
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

10-05-2023
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

10-05-2023
Top 12.00
Bottom 15.60

Salinity ppt

10-05-2023
Top 1.40
Bottom 26.80

D.O. mg/L

10-05-2023
Top 9.10
Bottom 2.70

D.O. % Sat

10-05-2023
Top 85.50
Bottom 32.70

Conductivity mS/cm

10-05-2023
Top 2.00
Bottom 34.10
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