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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

Active Physico-Chemical 17-11-2013 - 13-04-2024

Merri River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#15957 13 Jan 2024 Approved Notes:

purple swamphen, hooded lapwing, pacific black duck, little grobe
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 16.0 8.5 23.10 1.00 9.01 105.6 1.91
1.5m 16.0 8.4 23.20 1.00 8.67 101.9 1.91
#16009 10 Feb 2024 Approved Notes:

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.  
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.0 8.2 22.00 1.20 6.85 78.5 2.35
1.5m 20.0 8.2 21.90 1.20 5.73 67.0 2.35
#16107 16 Mar 2024 Pending Notes:

Birds present at site

Pacific black duck

Little pied cormarant

Dusky moorhen

Chestnut Teal

Coots
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 8.1 20.20 1.40 5.50 60.7 2.66
1.7m 15.0 8.1 20.00 1.40 4.32 47.1 2.66
#16111 13 Apr 2024 Pending
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 7.8 16.70 1.40 6.48 67.5 2.66
1.5m 15.0 8.0 16.70 1.40 5.70 59.5 2.67
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