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Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Merri River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Stanley Street |
| Observation ID | #15278 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 11th February 2023 10:15am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
We returned to Edwards Bridge for this session.
Pacific black duck, Chestnut teal.
Jarred - thanks everyone for your monitoring. Results are very interesting, particularly the low D.O, but I believe your values are true and have picked up on an algal bloom. This is quite common in this part of the estuary, and i've since seen some very high and very low readings over each diurnal (daily) cycle as the algal produces oxygen during sunlight, and then consumes it during darkness!
Depth Profiling
| Depth m | Temperature °C | Salinity ppt | D.O. mg/L | D.O. % sat | EC mS/cm | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1m | 20.30 | 5.10 | 3.65 | 42.0 | 9.01 | ||
| Previous | 21.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 41.5 | 5.2 | ||
| Median | 15.2 | 1.80 | 9.45 | 80.70 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.5m | 20.50 | 6.50 | 1.55 | 17.1 | 11.38 | ||
| Previous | 17.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 43.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Median | 15.2 | 1.80 | 9.45 | 85.60 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.0m | 19.20 | 32.50 | 4.50 | 60.0 | 49.57 | ||
| Previous | 19.3 | 30.6 | 5.5 | 63.8 | 47.1 | ||
| Median | 15.6 | 25.60 | 5.55 | 55.20 | 40.0 | ||
| 1.5m | 18.80 | 33.90 | 4.54 | 59.0 | 33.90 | ||
| Previous | 16.7 | 25.6 | 4.4 | 43.7 | 40.0 | ||
| Median | 15.6 | 25.60 | 4.39 | 55.20 | 40.0 | ||
| 1.9m | 18.70 | 33.90 | 3.85 | 56.0 | 51.50 | ||
| Previous | 14.3 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 55.2 | 2.4 | ||
| Median | 14.3 | 23.20 | 5.71 | 55.20 | 36.6 |
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