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M1 Stanley Street

Active Physico-Chemical 27-10-2013 - 13-04-2024

Merri River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#13771 11 Jul 2020 Approved Notes:

Bird observations at site:

Little black and little pied comorant, greater cormorant

Dusky moorhen

Chestmut teal

Great egret

white-faced heron

LB corellas

swallows

pacific and kelp gulls

Australian stilts (black winged)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 10.00 1.60 9.30 80.0 3.08
1.7m 9.0 7.4 12.90 25.80 6.19 68.3 40.43
#13725 20 Jun 2020 Approved Notes:

Chestnut Teal, Coots, 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 8.0 11.60 3.40 10.25 94.0 6.23
1.8m 9.0 7.7 13.90 33.20 8.93 105.9 50.60
#13637 14 Mar 2020 Approved Notes:

2 royal spoonbills

2 pied cormorants

1 ibis, white

3 dusky moorhens

pacific black duck

chestnut teal

2 black winged stilt 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 6.9 15.70 31.10 5.24 64.6 47.82
1.4m 15.0 7.1 15.40 3.70 8.34 85.7 6.75
#13564 8 Feb 2020 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheahan part of monitoring group.

Birds observed: 2 Royal Spoonbills,

Pacific Black Docks_many

Chestnut Teal-few

Greater Egret

Grey Heron 1

Black Faced Cormorant.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 29.0 7.4 20.80 3.40 9.88 112.5 6.24
1.3m 29.0 7.7 19.00 32.80 5.16 68.1 50.00
#13502 11 Jan 2020 Approved Notes:

Birds observed:

- 1 x Pied Cormorant

- Chestnut Teal

- Pacific Black Duck

- 1 x Great Cormorant

- 1 x Royal Spoonbill

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.3 16.30 6.20 71.3 32.93
1.5m 9.0 7.7 16.10 5.77 70.2 52.70
#13449 14 Dec 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of this monitoring session.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.1 16.90 8.90 6.63 72.9 15.80
1.5m 9.0 7.7 16.20 32.70 6.31 78.3 49.91
#13404 9 Nov 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.

Dissolved oxygen calibration took some time to settle.

Possible hazard emerging: decking timber showing rot at joins (2 places)

Birds observed: Black winged stilts (9), Pacific black ducks, chestnut teal and corella.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 7.2 13.90 1.20 8.18 79.5 2.36
1.9m 10.0 7.8 13.90 1.40 7.33 71.2 2.60
#13397 12 Oct 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.

Birds observed:Black winged stilts (pair), chestnut teal (35), dusky moor hens (pair), little pied cormorant and greater egret.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 7.6 15.00 1.20 10.27 102.6 2.39
1.5m 17.0 7.9 14.40 1.20 9.51 94.9 2.39
#13318 14 Sep 2019 Approved Notes:

Water brown/ flow all out

no salt wedge

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 23.0 7.1 12.20 0.60 6.41 61.0 1.21
1.4m 23.0 7.4 12.00 0.60 6.09 57.0 1.21
#13246 10 Aug 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan, Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell part of monitoring team.

Birds observed from bridge. 2 Great and 1 Pied Cormorants, Chestnut Teal several, 1 Australian Grebe, 1 Australian Coot, Grey Teal pair, Pacific Ducks several, Swamp Hens several
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 8.0 9.20 0.20 9.50 80.8 1.10
2.0m 12.0 7.7 10.50 5.90 7.60 70.6 18.90
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