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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Stanley Street
Observation ID #16110
Date and Time Saturday 13th April 2024 09:35am
Approved Pending

Notes

New batteries in the YSI meter.

Birds present at site

Seagulls

Black Swan 

Ibis

Coots

Pied commorant

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 16.30 4.20 3.14 33.5 7.55
Previous 20.2 10.5 8.7 98.1 17.7
Median 16.6 3.30 7.37 68.80 5.5
0.5m 17.30 24.40 1.06 12.3 37.82
Previous 20.4 4.4 5.3 64.6 7.9
Median 15.9 2.20 7.05 66.80 4.1
1.0m 17.80 29.70 4.99 62.0 45.75
Previous 22.9 21.2 1.8 23.0 33.6
Median 17.3 25.80 6.06 66.10 40.5
1.5m 17.90 31.40 4.89 63.5 48.10
Previous 19.9 31.7 0.2 3.9 48.5
Median 15.8 25.80 6.06 66.10 40.5
1.8m 17.90 32.20 4.78 62.9 49.24
Previous 18.7 29.3 5.7 72.5 45.1
Median 15.8 25.80 6.66 68.10 40.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 7 7.2
Previous 0.1 12 7.4
Median 0.1 10 7.4
Bottom 1.9 7 7.4
Previous 2.7 16 7.2
Median 2.2 16 7.3

Other details

Max depth 2.00
Previous 2.80
Median 2.30
Flow estimate Slow

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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