Site details

Overview

Estuary Merriman Creek
CMA West Gippsland CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code MC1
Site name Merriman Creek - fishing platform
Nearest road and town Seaspray Boat Ramp, end of Trood Street, Seaspray
Description

Head to the end of Trodd Street and park in the Seaspray Public Purposes Reserve at the end of Trood Street

Measure from the Fishing Platform closest to the mouth and furthest into the creek

 

Site access

Easily accessible via car, may need to change location in the event of inundation. 

 

Land use
  • Recreational
  • Rural Grazing
  • Urban Residential
Land use description

Located on the edge of town as part of the recreational facilities available. This is a popular fishing spot where boats can be launched. People also complete other coastal pursuits such as surfing and swimming in the area

Surrounding the small town is agriculture; cropping and grazing the main industry

Limited native vegetation around the area

Status Active
Observation history 28-08-2020 - 22-10-2024

Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

Date 10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Observation #15966 #15967 #16101 #16240 #16284 #16334 #16366 #16431 #16432 #16485 #16524

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 42.5 53.3 4.7 4.3 8.4 30.5 7.5 5.2 1.5 8.0 5.0
Bottom 22.2 40.1 9.4 19.0 6.4 23.1 9.3 17.3 18.0 16.0 15.0

pH

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 7.9 7.6 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.7 6.9
Bottom 7.8 7.8 7.4 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.9

Ammonia mg/L

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 20.30 21.70 17.60 11.80 9.30 12.50 9.00 11.20 11.40 19.40 21.20
Bottom 19.40 21.60 21.40 18.10 12.70 10.70 12.60 13.00 11.90 16.70 19.20

Salinity ppt

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 0.20 0.20 6.30 3.60 2.50 9.60 1.90 17.20 12.90 2.90 6.50
Bottom 17.10 0.20 15.30 30.40 27.20 21.80 32.20 33.40 24.50 30.40 32.50

D.O. mg/L

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 6.75 7.39 8.78 10.42 10.71 11.64 10.19 9.43 9.53 7.73 8.03
Bottom 4.20 6.88 4.48 1.78 1.50 10.64 3.04 4.35 4.56 5.34 4.68

D.O. % Sat

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 74.90 83.20 94.40 96.50 94.90 116.20 88.30 96.00 93.30 84.60 94.10
Bottom 50.50 77.30 54.80 22.20 16.80 111.00 34.60 51.00 48.50 65.30 61.50

Conductivity mS/cm

10-01-2024 15-01-2024 27-03-2024 02-05-2024 17-07-2024 19-07-2024 13-08-2024 29-08-2024 03-09-2024 03-10-2024 22-10-2024
Top 0.43 0.34 11.04 6.45 4.80 16.40 3.64 27.87 21.42 5.31 11.35
Bottom 27.70 0.36 25.05 46.69 42.90 34.70 49.29 50.91 38.55 46.63 49.52
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