Probe Metrics

<p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'>The field probe has been deployed by NIEA’s Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment team as part of a long term, high frequency water quality monitoring project.&nbsp; It records Dissolved Oxygen (%Saturation) and temperature (°C) in the Maine River downstream of the M2 Bridge.</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'>Data is recorded every 30 minutes and loaded onto the public platform approximately every 30 days.</p><p><strong>Please note:&nbsp;</strong>Data is non-validated and should therefore be treated as provisional and may be subject to revisions.&nbsp; Many factors can affect the reliability of real time data, including environmental changes and sensor malfunction.</p><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong> - All materials and information are provided “AS IS”. Please seek and follow professional advice relating to Lough Neagh and its tributaries. Further details of the DAERA disclaimer can be found <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/terms-and-conditions-daera#toc-5' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>here.</a></p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'>The probe has an optical DO sensor and a temperature sensor. The logger collects measurements of dissolved oxygen with an accuracy of +/- 5% and temperature to +/- 0.1 degrees C. Temperature range is 0 to 35 degrees C with an accuracy of +/- 0.1 degrees C. Oxygen range is 0 to 150% saturation.</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'><strong>Maintenance:&nbsp;</strong>Probe maintenance and download occur monthly.</p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'><strong>Point of Contact:</strong>&nbsp;<a style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; text-decoration-line:none;' href='mailto:waterinfo@daera-ni.gov.uk' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>waterinfo@daera-ni.gov.uk</a></p><p style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; margin-top:0px;'><strong>Please Note:</strong>&nbsp;Date format in the download is month, day and year.</p>

Tags: c_, degrees-celsius, dissolved-oxygen, do, fma, freshwater-monitoring-and-assessment, high-frequency-monitoring, maine-river, niea, percentage, river, saturation, temperature, water-quality
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs