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M1 Stanley Street

9 January 2016

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 0 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Stanley Street
Observation ID #5257
Date and Time Saturday 9th January 2016 10:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

PH meter foam dry-7 calibration was about 7.6 (lowest value req).
YSI meter not calbrating foe Ec or DO.
Observations: Little cormorant feeding, Pelicans (2), Egret (1), numerous teal ducks, water hens, swallows.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.50 2.80
Previous 13.9 1.4 12.1 117.3 2.7
Median 14.9 2.30 11.67 105.90 4.4
0.5m 18.30 17.00
Previous 10.5 1.7 11.8 105.9 3.2
Median 14.9 2.30 9.46 101.00 4.4
1.0m 17.90 27.70
Previous 13.9 1.4 11.1 107.9 2.7
Median 16.9 28.00 1.96 19.00 43.4
1.4m 18.20 29.40
Previous 11.7 24.9 0.1 1.1 39.4
Median 16.9 28.00 0.77 7.90 43.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 11 7.8
Previous 0.1 15 8.2
Median 0.1 10 8.1
Bottom 1.4 22 7.1
Previous 1.7 42 7.6
Median 1.6 14 7.6

Other details

Max depth 1.50
Previous 1.80
Median 1.75
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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