Site details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
CMA Corangamite CMA
Type Physico-Chemical
Site code L1
Site name Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Nearest road and town none
Description Foot bridge over wetlands
Site access Head north from site G2 (Old Coach Road bridge) along the western side of the river.
Land use
  • Native Bushland
  • Recreational
Land use description
Status Active
Observation history 15-06-2007 - 16-02-2024
L1
Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth

Map

Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Turbidity tubes do not measure below 9 NTU; Chart values of 9 should be interpreted as < 9 NTU

Observations

Date 21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Observation #15491 #15535 #15587 #15673 #15723 #15749 #15819 #15868 #15953 #16035 #16039

Observation summaries

Turbidity NTU

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 17.0 9.0 40.0 18.0 24.0 17.0 24.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Bottom 50.0 60.0 40.0 14.0 21.0 21.0 24.0 17.0 24.0 11.0 30.0

pH

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 7.2 7.4 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.3
Bottom 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.2 6.9 7.4 8.0 6.9 7.1 7.9

Ammonia mg/L

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top
Bottom

Enterococci orgs/100mL

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top
Bottom

Temperature ° C

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 14.80 11.30 11.00 8.90 11.50 12.80 15.10 15.70 18.60 18.10 19.30
Bottom 16.10 12.80 11.00 8.80 11.30 12.80 14.50 15.90 16.90 17.40 18.40

Salinity ppt

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 0.70 0.60 0.30 0.30 0.30 1.10 4.80 3.00 3.90 5.30
Bottom 34.90 21.40 0.80 1.60 1.30 1.80 30.40 36.60 33.10 33.10 36.20

D.O. mg/L

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 8.31 10.03 9.14 10.20 9.56 9.80 8.81 8.85 8.63 7.84 7.58
Bottom 3.58 8.11 7.14 9.89 7.78 8.62 4.67 9.95 5.52 9.37 0.79

D.O. % Sat

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 87.10 96.90 88.00 93.20 93.00 98.00 94.70 94.20 98.40 89.30 87.60
Bottom 38.50 81.10 68.70 90.10 75.40 86.40 49.00 107.00 60.60 104.10 9.00

Conductivity mS/cm

21-04-2023 19-05-2023 16-06-2023 21-07-2023 25-08-2023 15-09-2023 20-10-2023 17-11-2023 22-12-2023 19-01-2024 16-02-2024
Top 1.04 0.91 0.42 0.47 0.40 1.52 6.90 4.33 5.51 6.77
Bottom 43.90 26.10 1.21 2.35 1.90 2.59 37.40 52.30 47.30 47.30 51.70
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