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Me1 Bridge at the estuary mouth
Site details
Overview
| Estuary | Merricks Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| CMA | Melbourne Water |
| Type | Physico-Chemical |
| Site code | Me1 |
| Site name | Bridge at the estuary mouth |
| Nearest road and town | Parklands Avenue, Somers |
| Description | This site is on the closest bridge to the estuary mouth. |
| Site access | Park on Parklands Avenue, Somers and walk along the path behind Lord Somers camp until you get to a bridge. |
| Land use |
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| Land use description | School camp, vegetated sand dunes. |
| Status | Active |
| Observation history | 05-09-2016 - 04-11-2024 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #15891 | #15949 | #15994 | #16044 | #16082 | #16158 | #16198 | #16234 | #16340 | #16395 | #16486 | #16530 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 50.0 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Bottom |
pH
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Bottom |
Ammonia mg/L
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | ||||||||||||
| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 20.70 | 27.90 | 23.50 | 25.90 | 18.80 | 16.20 | 11.40 | 10.00 | 9.70 | 10.60 | 13.00 | 18.50 |
| Bottom | 19.50 | 21.70 | 22.90 | 20.90 | 21.50 | 18.70 | 13.60 | 14.20 | 12.10 | 13.40 | 13.00 | 18.50 |
Salinity ppt
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 22.20 | 1.80 | 11.60 | 37.80 | 34.80 | 15.30 | 7.80 | 0.70 | 10.90 | 12.30 | 23.80 | 30.90 |
| Bottom | 31.00 | 3.70 | 33.90 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 32.40 | 28.70 | 26.50 | 34.20 | 31.80 | 25.90 | 30.80 |
D.O. mg/L
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 0.20 | 0.61 | 2.84 | 0.25 | 3.39 | 8.47 | 8.18 | 10.11 | 0.32 | 10.18 | 5.70 | 1.82 |
| Bottom | 0.21 | 0.16 | 1.16 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 5.40 | 2.02 |
D.O. % Sat
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 2.50 | 7.90 | 35.70 | 3.70 | 44.70 | 94.10 | 78.70 | 91.20 | 3.00 | 98.80 | 62.70 | 23.40 |
| Bottom | 2.70 | 1.80 | 16.50 | 4.70 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 1.40 | 2.50 | 3.10 | 60.20 | 25.90 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | 06-08-2024 | 04-09-2024 | 08-10-2024 | 04-11-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 35.15 | 3.44 | 19.44 | 56.80 | 52.70 | 25.08 | 13.51 | 1.35 | 18.47 | 20.51 | 37.51 | 47.42 |
| Bottom | 47.50 | 6.79 | 51.60 | 53.70 | 55.00 | 49.47 | 44.47 | 41.28 | 52.20 | 48.69 | 40.46 | 47.28 |
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