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Gellibrand River Estuary

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ID	Date	Status	Details
#6162	3 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Only slight discolouration of water around mouth. Flow is out but with waves entering estuary & travelling along face of dunes(south side of estuary) & impacting on east side. 2.Sand continues to build up around entrance & rocks 3.Hooded Plover 2, on second beach(26/09/11) Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.sandbar
#6081	9 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Small area of dark water around mouth 2.Waves entering estuary & impacting on south& east sides 3.Sand building up around rocks - channel width reduced 4.Waves have been to base of dunes on ocean beach during last hi tide 5. Waves from south east at mouth. Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.sandbar
#6121	17 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Flow - out with dark dischage around mouth & to south 2. Small waves entering estuary 3.Sand building up infront & behind rocks 4. Beach - very wide & sloping, longshore drift bringing sand into channel upstream of rocks 5. Waves have been to base of dunes(ocean beach) at last hi tide, wave surge has increased erosion on east & south sides of estuary 6.Many Swallows over dunes, Silvergulls on beach 10, White headed heron at mouth Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.sandbar
#6141	23 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Dark outflow around mouth & along cliff face to west 2.Sand building up around mouth 3.Waves entering channel 4.Waves up to base of dunes on ocean beach 5.Waves cutting away sand dunes south side of estuary & impacting on east side where water is surging up & along behind reeds Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5
#6163	30 Sep 2011	Approved	Notes: 1. Reduced flow out, only slight discolouration around mouth 2.Waver entering estuary & impacting on south dunes and east side causing more erosion 3.Sand continues to increase around rocks & mouth 4.Egret fishing on rocks at mouth 5.Hooded plover 2, on 2nd beach (26/09/11 Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5
#6181	7 Oct 2011	Approved	Notes: 1. Increased outflow, dark discharge around mouth & to east 2.Waves in all directions at mouth, whirlpool around rocks 3. Waves entering estuary & impacting on south & east sides 4.Water from recent rain event has been releasing -silt all along ocean beach & steep sides to channel upstream of rocks 5 Hooded Plover 2, attempting to nest at east end of ocean beach 4. White egrets 4, in estuary Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.sandbar
#6201	14 Oct 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Dark discharge around mouth & to east 2.Small waves entering estuary 3.Area around rocks has been scoured out but sand is much higher on beach (2nd post covered) 4.High seas during week have caused more erosion east & south sides of estuary- deep channel behind reeds 5.Steep front to sand above ocean at east end of beach 6.Senecio elegans flowering in dunes, along tracks & on cliff face 7.No sign of nesting plovers - many dog & human prints through the area 8. Birds G5 - GP Silver gulls 4,W/h herons 30+, H/h grebe1, Swans 4, Grebes 4, Coots 6, Waterhen 1, Harrier 1, Pied comorants 6, white Ibis 18, W/n herons, 34, Gt white egrets 29+, Spoonbills (pale beaked 30+ , Pied Stilts 10. Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.6 Gp.sandbar
#6241	21 Oct 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.reduced outflow, sand building up around mouth & rocks, greatly reduced on east side of rocks -main flow close to cliff 2.Width of channel 5-6m at narrowest point upstream of rocks 3.Sea has been up to base of dunes at last hi tide 4. Continuing damage to south & east side of estuary. More saw logs from ocean beach in estuary 5.Flow from upstream reducing Birds Large black comorants 4- (mob of about 50 sighted during week),w/h herons 4, white egrets 2, There has been large increase of White necked herons, White headed herons, White egrets, Spoon bills & comorants especially around G5 Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5
#6262	28 Oct 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Dark discharge around mouth, also to east & west 2.Despite over 25ml rain during week flow seems to be decreasing 3.Flow only between rocks & cliff, more sand around mouth 4.Sand has been eroded at east end of ocean beach creating a steep face (1m+) 5.Sand visiable going out to sea about 50-100m from 2nd beach 6.More damage to south & east sides of estuary Gp.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.4 Gp.5 Gp.sandbar
#6321	4 Nov 2011	Approved	Notes: 1.Water flowing both sides of rocks but increased sand build up at mouth 2.Sea has eroded eastern end of ocean beach leaving 3m high face to sand 3.Continuing erosion on east & south side of estuary 4.Hooded Plover tracks on beach but no sighting of birds 5 Birds Increaced no of Coots & Swamphens Hardhead ducks, Swans, Ibis, White egrets,W/h herons, W/n Herons, Comorants,Wood duck, Teal, Grebes, Swamp harriers3, large mob of masked Plover 10 at G4 GP.1 Gp.2 Gp.3 Gp.5 Gp.6