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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 - 02-07-2024 |
Observations
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU
Observations
| Date | 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observation | #15691 | #15732 | #15777 | #15828 | #15891 | #15949 | #15994 | #16044 | #16082 | #16158 | #16198 | #16234 |
Observation summaries
Turbidity NTU
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 12.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 |
| Bottom |
pH
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |
| Bottom |
Ammonia mg/L
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bottom |
Enterococci orgs/100mL
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bottom |
Temperature ° C
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 11.60 | 12.80 | 16.50 | 20.80 | 20.70 | 27.90 | 23.50 | 25.90 | 18.80 | 16.20 | 11.40 | 10.00 |
| Bottom | 12.00 | 12.90 | 16.50 | 16.50 | 19.50 | 21.70 | 22.90 | 20.90 | 21.50 | 18.70 | 13.60 | 14.20 |
Salinity ppt
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 22.20 | 27.70 | 29.60 | 26.50 | 22.20 | 1.80 | 11.60 | 37.80 | 34.80 | 15.30 | 7.80 | 0.70 |
| Bottom | 33.00 | 27.80 | 30.20 | 33.90 | 31.00 | 3.70 | 33.90 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 32.40 | 28.70 | 26.50 |
D.O. mg/L
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 3.51 | 4.59 | 3.66 | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.61 | 2.84 | 0.25 | 3.39 | 8.47 | 8.18 | 10.11 |
| Bottom | 3.13 | 4.65 | 3.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 1.16 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.12 |
D.O. % Sat
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 37.20 | 51.60 | 44.90 | 4.70 | 2.50 | 7.90 | 35.70 | 3.70 | 44.70 | 94.10 | 78.70 | 91.20 |
| Bottom | 35.80 | 53.30 | 39.20 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 16.50 | 4.70 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 7.20 | 1.40 |
Conductivity mS/cm
| 07-08-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 03-10-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 05-12-2023 | 09-01-2024 | 05-02-2024 | 06-03-2024 | 01-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 02-07-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | 33.31 | 43.11 | 45.58 | 41.29 | 35.15 | 3.44 | 19.44 | 56.80 | 52.70 | 25.08 | 13.51 | 1.35 |
| Bottom | 50.50 | 43.19 | 44.64 | 51.50 | 47.50 | 6.79 | 51.60 | 53.70 | 55.00 | 49.47 | 44.47 | 41.28 |
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