Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #11912
Date and Time Friday 23rd March 2018 12:40pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Down stream flow difficult to tell because of wind effect

Depth of water in wetlands around mid boardwalk   .20m

Water surface covered by almost continuous  patches of Phragmities seed/pollen(?) in variable density

AHD G2 1.19

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 20.00 10.40 6.52 75.2 17.42
Previous 18.1 1.5 5.0 53.3 2.8
Median 18.1 1.80 6.82 71.90 3.3
0.5m 19.80 12.30 8.68 102.0 20.46
Previous 19.5 1.7 3.5 38.5 3.3
Median 17.1 1.80 6.82 71.90 3.3
1.0m 19.30 12.90 9.58 112.0 21.40
Previous 18.2 12.9 4.2 49.3 21.7
Median 18.0 2.70 6.54 73.20 4.5
1.5m 17.90 24.40 8.20 101.2 38.32
Previous 17.9 9.9 1.7 19.0 16.6
Median 17.9 2.40 6.54 73.20 4.3
2.0m 17.80 27.50 8.15 101.1 42.70
Previous 18.0 26.4 3.5 42.7 41.3
Median 17.1 21.70 5.18 60.40 34.6
2.5m 17.70 30.80 7.18 90.5 47.19
Previous 17.6 26.1 3.9 47.3 40.7
Median 16.6 21.20 5.18 60.40 33.6
3.0m 17.70 32.40 7.78 99.1 49.36
Previous 20.6 2.5 0.1 0.4 5.0
Median 19.2 30.00 2.45 31.90 46.2
3.3m 17.70 32.50 7.67 97.9 49.61
Previous 19.6 28.0 0.1 0.6 42.8
Median 18.7 30.00 2.45 31.90 46.2

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1
Previous 0.1 12 6.9
Median 0.1 10 6.9
Bottom 3.3
Previous 2.7 4 7.3
Median 2.9 32 7.2

Other details

Max depth 3.37
Previous 2.84
Median 3.00
Flow estimate Slow

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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