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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Bridge at the estuary mouth
Observation ID #13995
Date and Time Monday 1st March 2021 10:15am
Approved Pending

Notes

Mouth of the creek closed on the O/N high tide of 25/26 Feb with water level 0.7m AHD. High tides have been overtopping the berm.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 18.80 34.30 5.24 69.1 52.00
Previous 19.3 25.3 1.4 17.3 39.6
Median 15.9 17.90 7.00 77.80 29.0
0.5m 18.70 34.40 5.13 67.4 52.10
Previous 19.0 15.1 4.8 57.2 24.7
Median 13.8 17.30 7.00 77.80 28.1

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 7.7
Previous 0.1 12 7.4
Median 0.1 9 7.5
Bottom
Previous 0.5
Median 0.5

Other details

Max depth 0.90
Previous 0.60
Median 0.45
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

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01-03-2021 11:07 MP4_20210301_1_070.JPG mep1_4

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01-03-2021 11:07 MP4_20210301_2_250.JPG mep1_5

Preceding Observations

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