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

Merri River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#13726 20 Jun 2020 Approved Notes:

Flock of little black cormorants, coots
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.1 11.30 1.70 9.63 88.8 3.20
1.4m 9.0 7.9 11.20 1.70 9.28 85.5 3.21
#13638 14 Mar 2020 Approved Notes:

pacific black duck...many.                little pied cormorant...6-8

masked lapwing...2                          dusky moorhens...2

little black cormorant...6-8               magpie larks...2

chestnut teal...many.                       great egret...1

 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.5 7.6 18.50 1.20 7.61 81.8 2.34
1.4m 40.5 7.8 18.50 1.20 7.45 79.8 2.35
#13565 8 Feb 2020 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheahan part of monitoring group.

Birds observed: Dusky Moorhens_4/5

Little black cormorants-2

Pacific black ducks-10/12

Chestnut teal-pair.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 27.0 8.2 21.60 1.30 9.54 111.0 2.52
1.4m 27.0 8.2 21.60 1.30 9.01 103.4 2.52
#13501 11 Jan 2020 Approved Notes:

Birds observed:

- 9 x Little Black Cormorant

- 12 x Moorhen

- 4 x Pacific Black Duck

- 3 x Purple Swamphen

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 7.9 21.00 5.09 57.9 2.55
1.4m 16.0 7.9 21.10 4.20 47.0 2.55
#13450 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 20.0 8.3 18.60 1.30 8.80 92.5 2.55
1.6m 20.0 8.1 18.60 1.30 8.14 90.3 2.55
#13405 9 Nov 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.

Dissolved oxygen reading failed. Meter to Debbie for checking.

Birds observed:Dusky moorhen, black duck, chestnut teal, intermediate egret and little black cormorant.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 14.5 8.4 15.90 1.20 0.00 0.0 2.37
1.7m 14.5 8.3 15.40 1.30 0.00 0.0 2.47
#13398 12 Oct 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.

D.O. figures seem to be in excess.

Birds observed: Dusky moor hens, Eurasian coots, little grass bird or Reed warbler, superb fairy wren and Australian raven.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.0 8.4 16.80 1.20 15.17 162.9 2.28
1.5m 17.0 8.3 16.00 1.20 13.95 143.2 2.26
#13319 14 Sep 2019 Approved Notes:

River up over boat ramp entrance

Very brown-flow out
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 40.0 7.5 13.00 0.60 7.92 76.6 1.22
2.4m 40.0 7.5 11.70 0.60 7.25 67.1 1.20
#13247 10 Aug 2019 Approved Notes:

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

Birds observed. Great Egret 1, Dusky Moorhens several, Little Black Cormorants several.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.5 7.8 10.20 1.00 8.56 76.2 1.89
2.0m 11.5 7.9 10.00 1.00 8.67 77.2 1.91
#13225 6 Jul 2019 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 10.10 1.60 14.47 102.2 3.07
1.5m 9.0 8.0 10.00 1.60 3.07 97.6 10.88
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