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Me1 Bridge at the estuary mouth

6 October 2026

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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merricks Creek Estuary
Site Bridge at the estuary mouth
Observation ID #17732
Date and Time Tuesday 6th October 2026 14:00pm
Approved Pending

Notes

LSC bridge still not accessible. Readings taken at rear of 49 Parklands Ave

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 16.40 11.90 6.90 75.7 19.96
Previous 13.4 15.2 7.5 78.5 24.9
Median 16.5 28.30 4.26 52.20 44.9

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 15 7.2
Previous 0.1 9 7.1
Median 0.1 12 7.2
Bottom
Previous 4.0
Median 0.9

Other details

Max depth 0.30
Previous 0.40
Median 0.60
Flow estimate Medium

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
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