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Me1 Bridge at the estuary mouth
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Merricks Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Melbourne Water |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Me1 |
| Site name | Bridge at the estuary mouth |
| Nearest road and town | Parklands Avenue, Somers |
| Description | This site is on the closest bridge to the estuary mouth. |
| Site access | Park on Parklands Avenue, Somers and walk along the path behind Lord Somers camp until you get to a bridge. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | School camp, vegetated sand dunes. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 05-09-2016 - 06-03-2023 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 04-04-2022 | 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 04-09-2022 | 03-10-2022 | 08-11-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #14580 | #14638 | #14709 | #14861 | #14915 | #14996 | #15050 | #15112 | #15168 | #15202 | #15266 | #15325 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 04-04-2022 | 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 04-09-2022 | 03-10-2022 | 08-11-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 9.0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | |
| Bottom |
pH
| 04-04-2022 | 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 04-09-2022 | 03-10-2022 | 08-11-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | |
| Bottom |
Ammonia mg/L
| 04-04-2022 | 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 04-09-2022 | 03-10-2022 | 08-11-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||||||||
| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 04-04-2022 | 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 04-09-2022 | 03-10-2022 | 08-11-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 15.10 | 9.20 | 10.30 | 24.60 | 26.50 | 16.90 | 23.00 |
| Bottom | 16.00 | 9.20 | 10.40 | 21.10 | 26.70 | 19.00 | 21.90 |
Salinity ppt
| 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 16.80 | 8.80 | 5.00 | 17.70 | 28.60 | 5.40 | 32.80 |
| Bottom | 29.90 | 9.20 | 7.90 | 21.10 | 29.00 | 29.00 | 33.60 |
D.O. mg/L
| 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 1.79 | 6.35 | 7.53 | 7.92 | 3.92 | 6.96 | 2.91 |
| Bottom | 2.11 | 4.72 | 6.68 | 7.68 | 3.43 | 2.82 | 1.15 |
D.O. % Sat
| 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 19.70 | 58.50 | 69.30 | 105.20 | 57.30 | 74.20 | 41.00 |
| Bottom | 25.70 | 43.90 | 62.90 | 104.10 | 53.10 | 36.10 | 15.90 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 03-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 04-07-2022 | 03-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 06-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 27.33 | 15.22 | 8.95 | 28.69 | 44.60 | 9.64 | 50.10 |
| Bottom | 46.01 | 45.88 | 13.65 | 33.66 | 44.98 | 44.72 | 51.10 |
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