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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon

10 February 2024

Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #16009
Date and Time Saturday 10th February 2024 11:12am
Approved 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 Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 22.00 1.20 6.85 78.5 2.35
Previous 22.2 1.0 9.5 111.3 1.9
Median 16.6 1.20 9.42 87.10 2.4
0.5m 22.00 1.20 6.16 71.0 2.35
Previous 21.9 1.2 10.0 113.8 2.4
Median 16.6 1.20 9.42 87.10 2.4
1.0m 22.00 1.20 6.26 73.0 2.35
Previous 23.2 1.0 8.7 101.9 1.9
Median 16.6 1.20 8.48 81.50 2.4
1.5m 21.90 1.20 5.73 67.0 2.35
Previous 21.9 1.2 10.1 113.3 2.4
Median 16.6 1.20 8.48 81.50 2.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 20 8.2
Previous 0.1 16 8.5
Median 0.1 13 8.2
Bottom 1.6 21 8.2
Previous 1.7 24 8.4
Median 1.6 14 8.1

Other details

Max depth 1.75
Previous 1.80
Median 1.70
Flow estimate Slow

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

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