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Balcombe Creek Estuary

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Ba1 Jetty near mouth

Active Physico-Chemical Esplanade, Mt Martha

50m north-east of Balcombe Estuary rotunda.

Accessible from Mirang Ave.

Land Use

  • Native Bushland
  • Recreational
  • Urban Industrial

Physical Chemical Tests

pH Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
7.6pH units Latest
7.8pH units
pH Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
7.7pH units Latest
8.1pH units
Turbidity Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
10NTU Latest
10NTU
Turbidity Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
10NTU Latest
10NTU
Water Temperature Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
17.7° C Latest
22.0° C
Water Temperature Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
17.9° C Latest
18.5° C
Salinity Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
18.700ppt Latest
38.900ppt
Salinity Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
27.050ppt Latest
25.500ppt
Dissolved Oxygen Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
6.75mg/L Latest
7.80mg/L
Dissolved Oxygen Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
5.70mg/L Latest
5.80mg/L
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
76.90% Latest
103.00%
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
68.20% Latest
71.00%
Conductivity Top
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
27.300mS/cm Latest
36.500mS/cm
Conductivity Bottom
Explain for me 09-10-2013 to 17-01-2026
Median
39.980mS/cm Latest
39.950mS/cm

Water quality indicators for riverine and lagoon estuaries

(2021 to 2026) 30 observations Explain for me
Year
Surface water
Bottom water
pH lower pH upper Turbidity D.O. pH lower pH upper Turbidity D.O.
pH pH NTU % saturation pH pH NTU % saturation
25th percentile 75th percentile 75th percentile 25th percentile 25th percentile 75th percentile 75th percentile 25th percentile
2021 to 2026
7.2
Good
25 observations
8.1
Moderate
25 observations
15
Moderate
25 observations
63.15
Poor
20 observations
7.1
Good
25 observations
8.15
Moderate
25 observations
15
Moderate
25 observations
45.2
Poor
30 observations
2026
N/A
1 observations
N/A
1 observations
N/A
1 observations
N/A
0 observations
N/A
0 observations
N/A
0 observations
N/A
0 observations
N/A
1 observations
2025
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
3 observations
7.7
Good
7 observations
8.55
Poor
7 observations
10
Good
7 observations
40.25
Poor
7 observations
2024
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
3 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
5 observations
2023
N/A
2 observations
N/A
2 observations
N/A
3 observations
N/A
2 observations
N/A
2 observations
N/A
2 observations
N/A
3 observations
N/A
3 observations
2022
7.65
Good
6 observations
8
Good
6 observations
15
Moderate
6 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
N/A
4 observations
29.6
Very Poor
6 observations
2021
6.65
Moderate
8 observations
7.6
Good
8 observations
15
Moderate
7 observations
63.75
Poor
8 observations
6.75
Moderate
8 observations
7.85
Good
8 observations
15
Moderate
7 observations
49.7
Poor
8 observations

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