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MC1 Merriman Creek - fishing platform

6 May 2021

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 2 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merriman Creek
Site Merriman Creek - fishing platform
Observation ID #14117
Date and Time Thursday 6th May 2021 15:35pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Illegally opened the night before - eye witness report of the estuary being opened by 5 men with shovels. Video on facebook posted around 5pm showing the water flowing out

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 17.60 10.90 9.23 103.1 18.05
Previous 19.2 32.4 8.6 112.8 50.9
Median 19.2 13.00 9.10 111.20 21.6
0.5m 16.60 36.20 7.28 93.2 54.68
Previous 22.5 12.2 10.8 133.0 20.4
Median 21.5 13.00 10.17 111.20 21.6

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 6.6
Previous 0.1 15 7.2
Median 0.1 5 7.6
Bottom 0.5 19 7.3
Previous 1.4 58 7.3
Median 1.9 10 7.8

Other details

Max depth 0.60
Previous 1.55
Median 2.00
Flow estimate Medium

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Download 		11-05-2021 11:59 IMG_0681.JPG

Download 		11-05-2021 11:59 IMG_0683.JPG

Preceding Observations

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