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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Merri River Estuary
Site Fonterra Floating Pontoon
Observation ID #16868
Date and Time Saturday 12th April 2025 10:05am
Approved Pending

Notes

Pacific black duck, chestnut teal, purple swamphens, dusky moorhens, swallows, little pied cormorant, greater cormorant, little black cormorant, eurasian coots.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 17.60 1.60 8.89 93.2 2.98
Previous 22.6 1.7 3.9 46.3 3.2
Median 16.7 1.30 9.42 87.40 2.4
0.5m 17.30 1.60 8.92 93.2 2.97
Previous 21.8 1.7 6.3 72.8 3.0
Median 16.7 1.30 9.47 91.80 2.4
1.0m 17.20 1.60 8.33 85.3 2.97
Previous 22.6 1.7 5.6 42.2 3.2
Median 16.7 1.30 8.48 83.30 2.5
1.5m 17.20 1.60 8.16 84.0 2.97
Previous 21.8 1.7 6.1 70.6 3.0
Median 16.7 1.30 8.51 85.50 2.4
1.9m 17.10 1.60 7.80 80.5 2.97
Previous 22.4 1.6 8.2 96.5 2.7
Median 16.6 1.30 8.51 85.50 2.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 17 7.4
Previous 0.1 15 6.7
Median 0.1 15 8.2
Bottom 2.0 15 7.4
Previous 2.0 10 6.6
Median 1.6 15 8.1

Other details

Max depth 2.10
Previous 2.10
Median 1.75
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