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River monitoring site at a weir on the Waiwhiu Stream

River monitoring site at a weir on the Waiwhiu Stream, a tributary of the Hoteo River which flows into the Kaipara Harbour. The white PVC tube contains a Hach Solitax turbidity sensor (the next photo shows a close-up of the turbidity sensor). Photo: Jason Julian (University of Oklahoma).