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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

11 June 2022

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #14738
Date and Time Saturday 11th June 2022 10:55am
Approved Approved

Notes

Australian grebes, Moorhens, Little pied cormorant, White ibis.

 

Great data also.  Like the lower estuary site, June rainfall has increased streamflow and created a highly oxygenated freshwater profile.  Temps are dropping too!!  Great work, thanks.  Jarred O.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.50 1.30 11.01 99.1 2.49
Previous 14.7 1.3 14.7 146.1 2.6
Median 15.6 1.20 8.48 77.80 2.4
0.5m 10.50 1.30 10.21 91.8 2.49
Previous 18.5 1.3 16.3 172.0 2.5
Median 17.1 1.20 8.48 77.20 2.4
1.0m 10.40 1.30 9.60 86.0 2.50
Previous 14.7 1.3 14.8 145.0 2.6
Median 15.1 1.20 8.08 75.10 2.4
1.5m 10.40 1.30 9.59 86.0 2.53
Previous 18.3 1.3 13.5 140.3 2.5
Median 16.9 1.20 8.08 74.00 2.4
1.7m 10.40 1.30 9.32 83.3 2.53
Previous 19.7 1.2 9.6 90.8 2.4
Median 15.1 1.20 7.92 74.00 2.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.7
Previous 0.1 19 8.3
Median 0.1 10 8.2
Bottom 1.7 9 7.8
Previous 1.5 19 8.3
Median 1.7 12 8.3

Other details

Max depth 1.80
Previous 1.60
Median 1.80
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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