Observation #13408 13-11-2019 | GMC: Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Observation details

Overview

Estuary	Gellibrand River Estuary
Site	Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Observation ID	#13408
Date and Time	Wednesday 13th November 2019 15:10pm
Approved	Approved

Notes

AHD G6 2.64 @ 14:50

Dark discharge mainly around mouth, paler going east along foreshore.SW swell 14-13 sec impacting most of the beach except for around the mouth which is receiving the resulting longshore drift crossing & producing small waves down channel where sand being carried in outflow is visible. Beach has many wide deep north/south depressions caused by wave impact & backwash

Very large area of sand extending north into lagoon but sand bar is not visible

Extremely large number of Bluebottles in swash line all along beach

Mouth Observation

Mouth state	Open
Previous	O O O O C O O O O O O C C C C C C C C O O O C C C C C O P C C C O O O O O O O O O C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
Flow Present?	Yes
Previous	Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N N N N N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Flow Direction	Out
Previous	O O O O N O O O O O I N N N N N N N N O O O N N N N N I N N N N O O O O I O I I I N O I O O O O O I O O O O O O O O O O

	Above Sea	Above Estuary
Berm Height (m)
Berm Length (m)

Physical Condition

	Current	Mode
Wind Direction	South-East
Beaufort Scale	Strong breeze
Sea State	Very Rough

Water Levels and Tides

Water Level	Start	Finish
Height (m)	0.85m	0.78m
Time (hh:mm)	15:10	16:35
Tidal influence	Yes
Tidal Range	Time	Height
High	13:06	0.730
Low	19:32	0.250

Observation Documents

Link	Date	File name
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Gp1_20191113_1_212_723.JPG
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Gp1_20191113_2_252_724.JPG
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Gp1_20191113_3_292_725.JPG
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Gp1_20191113_4_332_726.JPG
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Gp1_20191113_5_372_727.JPG
Download	17-11-2019 08:20	Ge_20191113_estuary_sand_extending_north_in_lagoon_715.JPG