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| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Region | Corangamite CMA |
| Event type | Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence! |
| Date and time | 12 April 2013 11:00am |
| Description |
Just checked a sample of water on the flats at G5 (Pacers) Ph. 6.8 D.O. % 79.2 mg/l 7.15 there have been complaints about the `bad stinking water¿ but while this is a bit yellow in colour & full of nutriments from Ferrari¿s cattle the D.O. is ok but there has been rain over past days so probably run off is a large percentage total rainfall 11/12th April 5ml So far both Kim & I haven¿t managed to find any really bad water on the flats despite some smell However there has been rain ¿ We want to be ready for next year so we can really establish some facts about `Black¿ /¿ Bad smelly water¿ Also forgot to mention that there were over 6 Magpie geese in wetlands north of Princetown on Monday ¿also a Bittern Judy |
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