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Me2 Balnarring Bridge

1 October 2018

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

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Balnarring Bridge
Observation ID #12428
Date and Time Monday 1st October 2018 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Open estuary

Some fish (Bream) have been killed before estuary opening a week ago.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 19.50 15.20 3.10 37.0 24.80
Previous 9.6 1.5 12.0 108.0 2.9
Median 16.4 28.40 3.11 39.90 44.0
1.0m 17.00 30.50 2.20 27.0 46.90
Previous 14.7 27.8 4.1 48.3 43.2
Median 15.3 27.80 4.35 49.40 43.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.9
Previous 0.1 10 8.8
Median 0.1 10 8.0
Bottom 0.9 17 7.1
Previous 0.5 10 7.8
Median 0.5 10 7.7

Other details

Max depth 1.00
Previous 0.60
Median 0.60
Flow estimate Slow

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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