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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

12 June 2021

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #14161
Date and Time Saturday 12th June 2021 10:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Black faced cormorant, Masked lapwing, Pacific black duck, Purple swamphens, Dusky moorhens, Australasian coots, Greater cormorant, Little black cormorants.

 

Fantastic bird observations! J.Obst

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.80 1.20 8.40 76.0 1.70
Previous 13.9 1.1 13.3 129.1 1.7
Median 19.0 1.10 8.94 87.40 2.0
0.5m 10.90 1.20 8.48 77.0 1.71
Previous 17.9 1.6 1.7 129.5 2.0
Median 19.0 1.60 8.94 87.10 2.0
1.0m 11.10 1.30 8.39 76.0 1.78
Previous 13.7 1.2 12.1 109.7 1.8
Median 18.5 1.20 8.60 85.50 2.0
1.5m 11.20 1.40 8.28 75.1 1.92
Previous 17.6 1.6 1.6 107.6 2.0
Median 18.5 1.60 8.60 76.20 2.0
2.0m 11.20 1.40 6.83 62.8 2.00
Previous 20.0 0.5 2.1 22.7 1.0
Median 20.0 0.50 2.07 22.70 1.0
2.2m 11.20 1.40 6.66 57.2 2.02
Previous
Median

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 8.2
Previous 0.1 9 8.3
Median 0.1 12 8.3
Bottom 2.2 9 8.1
Previous 1.6 10 8.4
Median 1.6 14 8.3

Other details

Max depth 2.30
Previous 1.70
Median 1.70
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
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