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Water level too low to collect bottom sample. pH meter fault so unable to collect readings.

Water flow apparent at bridge (in from ocean heading up creek)

too shallow to get bottom sample

Water level too low to get bottom sample, water noted as shallow and clear.

noticed lots of aquatic fauna:

Large eel

Small schools of fish

larger schools of fish in the deeper pools/channels.

Water level too low to get bottom sample

Water level too low to collect bottom sample

Water very brown. high rate of flow.

Noted two swans upstream

Birds: black shouldered kite, tern, swallow

Did not have turbidity tube to measure.

Only one sample collected due to depth of water - no turbidity collected

Note - did not collect max depth. have attributed 0.25 based off previous heights and fact that only one sample was collected.

This was an additional sampling undertaken in the month - don't recall why? (potentially was sampled for EEMSS as part of artificial opening?)

Ashley also attended however is not registered to attribute as a monitor

Turbidity was measured at less than 9

Assisted by Kayleigh (scribe) - I also recored the sites wrong on the data sheets, they have been entered into the correct sites and uploaded into the correct sites though.

Assisted by Kayleigh (scribe)

*NOTE* i forgot witches hats, i wasnt comftable going onto the bridge without so monitoring was not undertaken at T1 (mullet Creek - Point Impossible Road)

First monitoring since COVID restrictions. New member Ashleigh however her details arnt recorded in system to add as an observer.

Estuary almost closed. Some evidence of overtopping berm at high tide.

extremely shallow

AHD gauge out of the water

overgrown bridge entrance

old computer near creek - rusty and broken apart (near car park on the right side of the bridge)

fence through creek almost blocking anything from flowing through

overgrown path to bridge entrance - no sign of weeds we pulled out last time

weeds along creek edge - pulled out and disposed most of it

old and new fence through creek covered in plant material

computer dumped near creek edge

AHD unsure, looks like it was out of the water

introduced Caine and Aleisja to the team

frogs calling

rainfall yesterday

horses nearby

EC measurement with 2x dilution

IEC Site. Mouth Closed.

ISC Site . Mouth Closed.

ISC Site. Mouth Closed.

IEC Site. Mouth Closed.

ISC Site. Mouth Closed

very windy

Water level was very low, appeared to be tidal in nature with water flowing inland. Interestingly when sampling at site T1 Point Impossible road water was also tidal however was flowing out towards sea.

• Water flowing fast from the sea.

• This monitoring is part of the Index of Estuary Condition.  The Yeokal Model 615 was used to conduct the monitoring.

This monitoring was conducted as part of the Index of Estuary Condition.

• schools of fish
• expanded seagrass beds
• rusty items next to the water
• AHD at Point Impossible was out of the water, therefore 0m
• no bottom turbidity and ph due to uneven sampling ground in river bed

• tide is coming in.
• large mats of aquatic vegetation.

1. School of small fish

2. Flowing out

sea grass looking healthy

- New grass beds (in the water) establishing and expanding around bridge area.

- Four Swans present.

- Two Pied Cormorants present.

- Allyson O'Brien from The University of Melbourne attended collecting eDNA samples.

three ibis

white face heron

grey heron

cormorant

long seagrass 

white film on water surface

the creek at this site was only 0.2 metre (20 cm) in depth

• pH metre was corroded, cleaned it with tissue and distilled water before calibration
• parking no longer available

• school of small fish around seagrass
• outflowing water
• very clear water (unusual)
• strong fish smell
• construction work next to the river
• the fence still runs through the river 
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1. Car rubbish in creek

2. Lots of green filament  algae

1. Some flow out

1. Creek has broken banks .

brand new fence through Thompson Creek from private property, old fence left behind in water column

1. Slight flow
2. scum and film floating
3. Reported by Nicole to EPA ref 479137

• no new dead fish, only old ones decaying,
• white film on water surface

DO mg/l not entered. Odd recordings?