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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

9 January 2021

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #13939
Date and Time Saturday 9th January 2021 10:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Water clear.

Birds.  Moor hens, read warbler, great egret, pacific black duck, little black cormorant.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 21.90 0.40 4.80 54.5 0.86
Previous 19.2 1.0 8.0 87.1 2.0
Median 19.0 1.30 8.94 87.10 2.5
0.5m 21.20 0.40 3.82 42.3 0.86
Previous 19.0 1.0 14.4 145.1 1.9
Median 19.0 1.30 9.47 87.40 2.6
1.0m 20.80 0.40 3.71 41.1 0.88
Previous 18.5 1.0 6.9 73.2 2.0
Median 18.5 1.30 8.60 79.80 2.5
1.5m 20.30 0.40 2.35 25.8 0.90
Previous 18.7 1.0 9.7 102.1 1.9
Median 18.7 1.30 9.01 85.50 2.6
2.0m 20.00 0.50 2.07 22.7 0.96
Previous
Median

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.5
Previous 0.1 12 8.1
Median 0.1 16 8.1
Bottom 1.9 9 7.6
Previous 1.7 14 8.1
Median 1.4 17 8.1

Other details

Max depth 2.00
Previous 1.80
Median 1.50
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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