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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

14 October 2023

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

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #15795
Date and Time Saturday 14th October 2023 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Pacific black ducks, Cormorants (black faced), Large black cormorants (black faced),

Purple swamp hens, Swallows.

 

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 16.40 1.40 14.71 150.1 2.76
Previous 11.7 1.3 12.4 113.6 2.6
Median 16.6 1.20 10.91 113.60 2.3
0.5m 16.30 1.40 14.10 145.3 2.70
Previous 12.0 1.1 8.4 78.5 2.2
Median 16.6 1.10 10.91 118.00 2.2
1.0m 16.30 1.40 13.39 137.8 2.71
Previous 11.6 1.3 12.0 109.1 2.6
Median 16.6 1.20 8.48 89.00 2.3
1.5m 16.30 1.40 13.68 141.2 2.72
Previous 11.9 1.1 7.7 72.2 2.2
Median 16.6 1.10 8.48 89.00 2.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 8.4
Previous 0.1 17 7.5
Median 0.1 16 8.0
Bottom 1.5 12 8.5
Previous 1.8 17 7.7
Median 1.7 14 7.9

Other details

Max depth 1.70
Previous 2.00
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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