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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

11 July 2020

Overview Notes Depth Profile Top-Bottom Documents 1 Chart
Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #13772
Date and Time Saturday 11th July 2020 10:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Bird observations at site:

Little pied cormorants

dusky moorhens

Australasian grebe

Masked lapwing

Pacific black ducks

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 9.90 1.60 9.75 86.5 3.11
Previous 11.2 1.7 9.5 87.4 3.2
Median 16.5 1.20 8.40 81.40 2.4
0.5m 9.90 1.60 8.94 79.0 3.11
Previous 18.5 1.2 7.6 81.4 2.4
Median 18.5 1.20 8.40 81.40 2.4
1.0m 9.80 1.60 8.63 76.5 3.11
Previous 11.2 1.7 9.3 85.5 3.2
Median 16.0 1.30 8.14 79.80 2.5
1.5m 9.80 1.60 8.60 76.2 3.11
Previous 18.5 1.2 7.5 79.8 2.4
Median 18.5 1.20 8.14 79.80 2.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 8.2
Previous 0.1 9 8.1
Median 0.1 17 8.1
Bottom 1.5 9 8.5
Previous 1.4 8 7.9
Median 1.5 19 7.9

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 1.50
Median 1.60
Flow estimate Slow

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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