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Active Physico-Chemical 17-11-2013 - 13-04-2024

Merri River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#14242 14 Aug 2021 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 22.0 8.0 11.30 0.60 7.22 66.0 1.12
2.5m 22.0 8.0 11.10 0.60 5.95 54.5 1.15
#14202 10 Jul 2021 Approved Notes:

Little Black Cormorants, Little Pied Cormorants, Pacific Black Duck, Chestnut Teal, Moor Hens with young.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 9.10 1.30 8.20 71.0 2.54
1.5m 9.0 8.3 8.90 1.30 8.08 70.0 2.52
#14161 12 Jun 2021 Approved Notes:

Black faced cormorant, Masked lapwing, Pacific black duck, Purple swamphens, Dusky moorhens, Australasian coots, Greater cormorant, Little black cormorants.

 

Fantastic bird observations! J.Obst
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 10.80 1.20 8.40 76.0 1.70
2.2m 9.0 8.1 11.20 1.40 6.66 57.2 2.02
#14125 8 May 2021 Approved Notes:

Littel Black Cormorants, Moorhens, Pacific Black Duck, Little Pied Cormorants.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.3 13.90 1.10 12.70 126.4 1.73
1.5m 9.0 8.4 13.70 1.20 12.08 109.7 1.77
#14121 10 Apr 2021 Approved Notes:

Great Cormorants, Pacific Black Duck, Moorhens, Masked Lapwings, Egret.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 8.3 17.80 125.8 2.02
1.5m 16.0 8.3 17.60 107.6 2.00
#14026 20 Mar 2021 Approved Notes:

 

Moorhens, Pacific black duck,Chestnut teal, Masked lapwing, Little pied cormorant.

Fishing @ pontoon.

 

We were confronted with different measuring mode on probe. Tds instead of ppt and micro siemens instead of mille siemens/cm. I have entered data shifting decimal point to reflect required readings.  (No worries, thanks; J.Obst).  

 

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.0 8.3 20.90 1.50 1.71 19.7 2.21
1.5m 14.0 8.3 20.10 1.60 1.62 17.6 2.16
#13939 9 Jan 2021 Approved Notes:

Water clear.

Birds.  Moor hens, read warbler, great egret, pacific black duck, little black cormorant.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.5 21.90 0.40 4.80 54.5 0.86
2.0m 9.0 7.6 20.00 0.50 2.07 22.7 0.96
#13900 12 Dec 2020 Approved Notes:

Moorhens

Pacific Black Duck
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.4 8.1 19.30 1.00 8.21 90.1 2.03
1.7m 12.4 8.1 18.50 1.00 6.88 73.2 2.02
#13839 14 Nov 2020 Approved Notes:

Swamp hen purple ,Pacific black duck, Chestnut teal,Welcome Swallow, Reed warblers.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 24.0 8.5 19.70 1.00 15.06 161.5 1.89
1.6m 24.0 8.4 18.70 1.00 9.70 102.1 1.88
#13772 11 Jul 2020 Approved Notes:

Bird observations at site:

Little pied cormorants

dusky moorhens

Australasian grebe

Masked lapwing

Pacific black ducks
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.2 9.90 1.60 9.75 86.5 3.11
1.5m 9.0 8.5 9.80 1.60 8.60 76.2 3.11
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