Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown
Observation ID #11874
Date and Time Sunday 11th March 2018 10:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Post Artificial Opening completed 15:20  on 10-03-2018

AHD    G2  1.26 @  07:30 -  1.26  @ 10:40- G6 1.33 @ 07:15

Strong S/E wind driving waves upstream to G2 . Strong out flow discharging out through a wide entrance.

Strong current movement in water column made monitoring difficult. Water colour very dark (turbidity not measured)

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 19.80 1.50 0.83 9.1 3.33 E.C. very erratic 'RANGE'
Previous 20.7 1.1 5.8 65.4 2.2
Median 18.1 2.00 7.12 72.50 3.8
0.5m 19.80 1.60 0.50 5.4 3.82 "
Previous 20.0 1.4 6.4 71.4 2.7
Median 17.2 2.00 7.12 72.50 3.8
1.0m 20.10 2.00 0.45 4.8 3.85 E.C. extremely erratic "
Previous 20.8 1.2 5.8 65.0 2.3
Median 18.2 3.30 6.97 71.00 5.8
1.5m 20.10 2.00 0.31 3.4 3.90 "
Previous 20.0 1.4 6.3 69.9 2.7
Median 18.0 3.30 6.97 71.00 5.8
2.0m 20.10 2.20 0.32 3.6 4.35 "
Previous 20.5 2.0 4.6 56.4 4.2
Median 17.1 21.60 5.79 64.30 34.4
2.5m 20.10 2.40 0.41 4.6 5.83 " " " probe drift D/S
Previous 20.0 3.1 4.7 51.3 5.6
Median 16.6 21.60 5.79 64.30 34.4
3.0m 20.00 12.60 0.05 0.5 26.87
Previous 19.6 28.0 0.0 0.5 43.3
Median 17.2 30.00 3.27 40.00 46.0
3.5m 19.10 29.60 0.02 0.4 45.26
Previous 19.7 28.4 0.1 0.6 43.9
Median 17.2 30.10 3.38 41.50 46.4
4.0m 18.80 31.40 0.03 0.4 48.02
Previous 18.6 31.8 0.0 0.4 48.6
Median 18.0 31.20 0.33 3.80 47.8
4.5m 18.30 31.80 0.03 0.3 48.55
Previous 18.2 31.9 0.0 0.5 48.8
Median 18.0 31.20 0.64 8.40 47.8

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1
Previous 0.1 9 6.6
Median 0.1 9 6.8
Bottom 4.4
Previous 4.9 10 6.9
Median 4.2 14 7.2

Other details

Max depth 4.63
Previous 5.00
Median 4.30
Flow estimate Fast

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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