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Me2 Balnarring Bridge
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Merricks Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Melbourne Water |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Me2 |
| Site name | Balnarring Bridge |
| Nearest road and town | Ballnarring Beach Road, Ballnarring |
| Description | Monitoring is conducted from the Balnarring Beach Road Bridge. |
| Site access | Park at the Parks Victoria office and walk to the centre of the Balnarring Beach Road Bridge. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | Township of Balnarring and Foreshore Reserve. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 01-02-2016 - 07-03-2023 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 04-04-2022 | 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 05-09-2022 | 05-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 07-03-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #14640 | #14641 | #14870 | #14871 | #15170 | #15171 | #15172 | #15323 | #15324 | #15372 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 04-04-2022 | 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 05-09-2022 | 05-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 07-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 23.0 | |
| Bottom | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
pH
| 04-04-2022 | 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 05-09-2022 | 05-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 07-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | |
| Bottom | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
Ammonia mg/L
| 04-04-2022 | 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 05-09-2022 | 05-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 07-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 04-04-2022 | 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 05-09-2022 | 05-12-2022 | 03-01-2023 | 06-02-2023 | 07-03-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 06-02-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 17.90 | 10.30 | 9.90 | 9.90 | 21.40 |
| Bottom | 18.50 | 13.30 | 9.80 | 10.40 | 21.10 |
Salinity ppt
| 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 06-02-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 3.80 | 2.00 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 3.50 |
| Bottom | 18.90 | 32.40 | 1.20 | 3.50 | 29.10 |
D.O. mg/L
| 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 06-02-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 1.10 | 1.70 | 13.70 | 10.10 | 4.20 |
| Bottom | 0.90 | 1.10 | 11.10 | 1.80 | 3.00 |
D.O. % Sat
| 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 06-02-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 11.80 | 13.40 | 116.00 | 88.10 | 48.10 |
| Bottom | 10.70 | 12.50 | 97.00 | 16.30 | 41.70 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 02-05-2022 | 06-06-2022 | 05-07-2022 | 02-08-2022 | 06-02-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 6.00 | 2.60 | 1.60 | 1.49 | 6.30 |
| Bottom | 26.50 | 38.40 | 1.60 | 4.50 | 41.50 |
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