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T2 Blackgate Road Pedestrian Bridge

23 August 2017

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Thompson Creek Estuary
Site Blackgate Road Pedestrian Bridge
Observation ID #11415
Date and Time Wednesday 23rd August 2017 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

- New grass beds (in the water) establishing and expanding around bridge area.

- Four Swans present.

- Two Pied Cormorants present.

- Allyson O'Brien from The University of Melbourne attended collecting eDNA samples.

Water Levels and Tides

Low tide time 06:05

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.60 4.35 10.56 95.2 6.21
Previous 9.9 14.0 10.8 94.9 20.0
Median 14.7 23.87 8.61 86.80 34.1
0.2m 10.40 4.38 10.60 95.0 6.25
Previous 10.0 20.9 11.5 101.7 29.9
Median 14.7 23.87 7.19 73.40 34.1

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 7.9
Previous 0.1 9 7.8
Median 0.1 12 7.8
Bottom 0.2 9 8.1
Previous 0.3 9 7.9
Median 0.3 9 7.9

Other details

Max depth 0.30
Previous 0.40
Median 0.40
Flow estimate N/A
Low tide time 06:05am

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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