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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #13247
Date and Time Saturday 10th August 2019 10:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

Tom Sheehan, Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell part of monitoring team.

Birds observed. Great Egret 1, Dusky Moorhens several, Little Black Cormorants several.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.20 1.00 8.56 76.2 1.89
Previous
Median
0.5m 10.20 1.00 8.50 75.7 1.89
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Median
1.0m 10.10 1.00 8.57 76.4 1.90
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Median
1.5m 10.00 1.00 8.63 76.7 1.90
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Median
2.0m 10.00 1.00 8.67 77.2 1.91
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Median

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 12 7.8
Previous 0.1
Median 0.1
Bottom 2.0 10 7.9
Previous
Median

Other details

Max depth 2.10
Previous 0.00
Median 0.00
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