Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Coxon's Bridge
Observation ID #10325
Date and Time Saturday 21st May 2016 08:35am
Approved Approved

Notes

  • AHD G6 1.10 @ 08:03 @G6
  • N.E. wind -very cold, small wavelets d/s to G5
  • Large no. swans, w/h & w/n Herons, Grebes, 6 black winged Stilts, egret & Wedge tailed eagle on ground
  • Flats draining
  • Duck shooters active in area
  • Cape pond weed in remaining flooded areas flowering

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.30 0.20 7.71 71.9 0.31
Previous 14.9 0.2 7.9 78.0 0.4
Median 18.2 0.10 7.01 72.20 0.3
0.5m 12.30 0.20 7.74 72.3 0.31
Previous 14.7 0.2 7.2 71.8 0.4
Median 18.2 0.10 6.69 71.80 0.3
1.0m 12.30 0.20 7.77 72.3 0.31
Previous 14.9 0.2 7.5 74.5 0.4
Median 18.2 0.10 6.19 66.30 0.3
1.5m 12.30 0.20 7.74 72.4 0.31
Previous 14.7 0.2 6.9 67.7 0.5
Median 18.2 0.10 5.76 64.20 0.3
1.8m 12.30 0.20 7.69 72.0 0.31
Previous 17.9 0.1 5.4 57.4 0.3
Median 18.3 0.10 5.76 64.20 0.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 6.6
Previous 0.1 13 6.6
Median 0.1 10 6.3
Bottom 1.8
Previous 1.8 7
Median 2.2 7

Other details

Max depth 1.90
Previous 1.98
Median 1.98
Flow estimate Medium

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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