Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Stanley Street
Observation ID #13771
Date and Time Saturday 11th July 2020 10:00am
Approved 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 Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.00 1.60 9.30 80.0 3.08
Previous 12.6 14.5 9.5 98.4 22.0
Median 15.0 6.20 6.42 74.20 14.6
0.5m 10.00 1.60 8.03 71.2 3.13
Previous 15.4 26.4 5.9 70.1 41.3
Median 15.4 1.20 6.42 74.20 14.6
1.0m 11.50 16.10 7.40 75.4 26.30
Previous 13.9 33.2 8.9 105.9 50.6
Median 14.4 3.70 7.33 76.50 6.8
1.5m 12.70 24.20 6.60 71.6 38.37
Previous 15.4 3.7 8.3 85.7 6.8
Median 15.4 1.40 7.33 76.50 6.8
1.7m 12.90 25.80 6.19 68.3 40.43
Previous 19.0 32.8 5.2 68.1 50.0
Median 14.4 1.40 6.31 71.20 3.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.9
Previous 0.1 9 8.0
Median 0.1 12 7.3
Bottom 1.7 9 7.4
Previous 1.8 9 7.7
Median 1.5 10 7.7

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 1.90
Median 1.60
Flow estimate Medium

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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