Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Stanley Street
Observation ID #16540
Date and Time Saturday 9th November 2024 09:20am
Approved Approved

Notes

Little pied cormorant, black swans, coots, chestnut teal & grey teal?, swallows, magpie larks, willy wagtails, moorhens, shell duck.

Smallerbrown shore birds unidentified.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 15.80 8.00 9.96 105.7 13.88
Previous 16.2 2.2 9.9 100.5 4.1
Median 17.3 4.10 8.74 92.10 7.4
0.5m 15.60 16.10 9.03 98.7 27.20
Previous 12.8 2.4 13.8 132.2 4.5
Median 17.3 4.10 7.64 85.50 7.4
1.0m 17.10 27.80 9.20 112.6 43.08
Previous 16.1 31.6 2.2 27.1 48.5
Median 17.9 30.80 5.18 63.70 47.4
1.5m 17.30 29.40 8.81 108.1 45.30
Previous 13.7 16.1 3.1 32.1 45.6
Median 17.9 30.50 5.18 63.70 47.0
2.0m 17.00 30.00 7.52 92.9 46.12
Previous 16.0 32.0 1.7 21.1 48.9
Median 16.0 31.50 4.46 55.20 48.4
2.4m 17.00 30.10 7.75 96.1 46.30
Previous 14.0 28.9 0.3 3.0 44.7
Median 16.4 31.50 4.95 64.00 48.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 0 7.4
Previous 0.1 11 7.9
Median 0.1 11 7.8
Bottom 2.4 0 7.6
Previous 2.3 10 7.5
Median 2.2 10 7.6

Other details

Max depth 2.50
Previous 2.40
Median 2.30
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

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