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Merri River Estuary
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- 11-05-2024
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Observation details
Notes
Birds present at site
Australian coots
Masked lapwings
pacific black ducks
little black cormorants
pied cormorants
Australian grebes
moorhens
*With new sampler difficulty turbidity at bottom may be increased.
Depth Profiling
Depth m
|
|
Temperature °C
|
Salinity ppt
|
D.O. mg/L
|
D.O. % sat
|
EC mS/cm
|
Notes
|
0.1m
|
|
14.70 |
1.30 |
17.05 |
163.5 |
2.48 |
|
Previous
|
16.7 |
1.4
|
6.4
|
68.5
|
2.7 |
Median
|
17.1
|
1.20
|
8.94
|
86.10
|
2.4
|
0.5m
|
|
14.60 |
1.20 |
15.55 |
155.0 |
2.36 |
|
Previous
|
20.2 |
1.4
|
5.5
|
59.5
|
2.7 |
Median
|
17.1
|
1.20
|
8.94
|
86.10
|
2.4
|
1.0m
|
|
14.50 |
1.20 |
14.93 |
147.9 |
2.36 |
|
Previous
|
16.7 |
1.4
|
5.7
|
59.5
|
2.7 |
Median
|
16.9
|
1.20
|
8.28
|
79.80
|
2.4
|
1.5m
|
|
14.50 |
1.20 |
13.80 |
137.9 |
2.36 |
|
Previous
|
20.0 |
1.4
|
4.3
|
47.1
|
2.7 |
Median
|
16.9
|
1.20
|
8.28
|
79.80
|
2.4
|
Top-Bottom Sampling
|
Depth m
|
Turbidity NTU
|
pH
|
Top
|
0.1 |
16 |
8.4 |
Previous
|
0.1 |
15 |
7.8 |
Median
|
0.1 |
14 |
8.2 |
Bottom
|
1.6 |
30 |
8.4 |
Previous
|
1.6 |
20 |
8.0 |
Median
|
1.6 |
14 |
8.1 |
Other details
Max depth
|
1.70
|
Previous
|
1.70 |
Median
|
1.75 |
Flow estimate
|
N/A |
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