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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Active Physico-Chemical 17-11-2013 - 13-04-2024Merri River Estuary
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#16111 | 13 Apr 2024 | Pending |
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#16107 | 16 Mar 2024 | Pending |
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Birds present at site Pacific black duck Little pied cormarant Dusky moorhen Chestnut Teal Coots |
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#16009 | 10 Feb 2024 | Approved |
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There were two men fishing off the pontoon using rope with big hooks, dragging lots of items from the bottom of the river bed. Thanks for the report; very strange, and nothing that i've seen before. I have seen people searching for old bottles, but not scrap metal. |
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#15957 | 13 Jan 2024 | Approved |
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purple swamphen, hooded lapwing, pacific black duck, little grobe |
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#15912 | 9 Dec 2023 | Approved |
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#15836 | 11 Nov 2023 | Approved |
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Possible dissolved oxygen issue with YSI meter. Please check Thanks guys - D.O. readings are high, but quite likely correct due to algae presence producing excess oxygen. This is quite typical at this time of year due to extended sunlight and warming summer conditons. Thanks for noticing the high level though - Jarred. |
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#15795 | 14 Oct 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Pacific black ducks, Cormorants (black faced), Large black cormorants (black faced), Purple swamp hens, Swallows.
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#15758 | 9 Sep 2023 | Approved |
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ph meter failed to calibrate
Great results, highly oxygenated and looking good! Thanks Jarred. |
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#15696 | 12 Aug 2023 | Approved |
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#15659 | 15 Jul 2023 | Approved |
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Pacific black duck, Chestnut teal, Purple swamphens, Moorhen-dusky.
Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell samplers. |
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#15581 | 17 Jun 2023 | Approved |
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Great Egret, Little Pied Cormorant, Pacific Black Duck, Purple Swamp hens, Moorhens, Chestnut teal.
Unable to include other samplers as their names seem to have been deleted from list. Eleanor Cowell, James Cowell and Jarred Obst |
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#15522 | 13 May 2023 | Approved |
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Egret, Coots, Little pied cormorants. |
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#15459 | 15 Apr 2023 | Approved |
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Great results - all very fresh and highly oxygenated which is great to see! |
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#15344 | 11 Mar 2023 | Approved |
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Moorhens, Swallows, Magpie larks, Dusty coots, Little black cormorants. |
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#15279 | 11 Feb 2023 | Approved |
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Pacific black duck, Purple swamp hen, Magpie lark.
Jarred - great results as well. Looks like a freshwater bloom happening up at Fonterra as well, with D.O.s very high!! |
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#15222 | 14 Jan 2023 | Approved |
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Pacific black ducks
D.O. data not recorded calibration failed |
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#15166 | 10 Dec 2022 | Approved |
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Dusky Moorhen, Reed Warblers, Pacific Black Ducks.
Jarred - thanks everyone. Interesting to see the DO's in the upper water levels are on the rise - most likely being driven by warmer surface water driving algae growth, typical of the summer season. |
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#15070 | 8 Oct 2022 | Approved |
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Thanks again Gary & Rachel. Very fresh and turbid profile! As flagged Gary, we're currently looking at artificial opening at the Cutting so this information, particularly a consistent D.O. profile at or above 5mg/L, is really important to support such decision. Regards Jarred. |
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#15009 | 10 Sep 2022 | Approved |
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Water level high. Stairs were cut off. Had to enter pontoon on ramp. Water was brown and murky. |
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#14939 | 13 Aug 2022 | Approved |
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Pacific black ducks, Dusky moorhens, Swallows. |
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#14875 | 9 Jul 2022 | Approved |
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Egret, Pacific black duck (2) Great readings everyone - very consistent and dominated by winter freshwater following recent wet weather. Thanks Jarred. |
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#14738 | 11 Jun 2022 | Approved |
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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. |
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#14666 | 14 May 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Dusky moorhen, Pacific black duck, Chestnut teal, Little pied cormorant.,
Hi everyone, great data set once again & looks like some late season algal blooms have been persisting - shown by the high DO readings. Typical of the Merri however, as Nitrate and Phosphurus levels are generally elevated in the catchment. Thanks. |
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#14590 | 9 Apr 2022 | Approved |
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Little pied cormorant, Moorhen, Pacific black duck.
Thanks again guys, really good results. Some interesting D.O. readings (high), but quite expected due to on-going dry and warm weather. Basically indicates some additional oxygen producing activity occurring, which most likely is algal growth/bloom. Thanks Jarred. |
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#14577 | 27 Mar 2022 | Approved |
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This observation carried out by Karen Wales and students from SWTAFE. DO % sat not recorded. Phosphorus 0.1 |
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