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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

14 September 2024

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #16441
Date and Time Saturday 14th September 2024 09:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Thanks for the testing!  Interesting DO and turbidity results; high readings suggests a algal bloom happening!

Thanks

Jarred

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 13.00 1.70 15.80 152.5 3.29
Previous 11.0 1.7 16.3 149.3 3.3
Median 16.7 1.30 9.96 113.80 2.6
0.5m 13.00 1.70 16.08 155.9 3.29
Previous 10.3 1.4 8.5 76.1 2.7
Median 20.2 1.30 9.96 113.80 2.6
1.0m 13.00 1.70 15.90 152.9 3.30
Previous 11.0 1.7 16.0 145.3 3.3
Median 16.7 1.30 10.12 113.30 2.6
1.5m 13.00 1.70 15.57 150.1 3.31
Previous 10.3 1.4 8.5 75.2 2.8
Median 20.0 1.30 10.12 113.30 2.6

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 50 8.2
Previous 0.1 30 9.0
Median 0.1 16 8.2
Bottom 1.6 28 8.3
Previous 1.6 30 9.1
Median 1.6 20 8.2

Other details

Max depth 1.75
Previous 1.70
Median 1.70
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Download 		14-09-2024 13:22 Scan_20240914_4_.jpg

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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