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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

10 August 2024

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #16358
Date and Time Saturday 10th August 2024 10:47am
Approved Approved

Notes

Australasian grebes, Moor hens, Greater cormorants, Black faced cormorant, Australasian coot, Pacific black duck & Purple swamp hens.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.10 1.70 16.48 150.9 3.29
Previous 10.3 1.4 8.5 76.1 2.7
Median 16.7 1.30 9.96 113.60 2.6
0.5m 11.00 1.70 16.34 149.3 3.30
Previous 11.5 1.3 14.1 128.1 2.6
Median 16.7 1.30 9.96 113.60 2.4
1.0m 11.00 1.70 16.09 146.1 3.31
Previous 10.3 1.4 8.5 75.2 2.8
Median 16.7 1.30 10.12 109.10 2.6
1.5m 11.00 1.70 16.04 145.3 3.31
Previous 11.5 1.3 12.7 116.5 2.6
Median 16.7 1.30 10.12 109.10 2.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 30 9.0
Previous 0.1 10 8.2
Median 0.1 16 8.2
Bottom 1.6 30 9.1
Previous 1.5 10 8.1
Median 1.6 17 8.1

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 1.70
Median 1.75
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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