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Gellibrand River Estuary

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ID	Date	Status	Details
#8219	14 Apr 2013	Approved	Notes: Illegal opening 13/04/14 Mouth about 20-30m. wide at actual entrance narrowing around rocks. High sand cliff on east side about 3m. Very strong ,dark & smelly discharge to south & east meeting s/w waves & longshore drift (rough sea) Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5 Gp_1
#8236	15 Apr 2013	Approved	Notes: 1- Illegal opening 13/04/13. AHD large range during monitoring Mouth wider than yesterday , sand cliffs at entrance 2.70m, waves entering channel & estuary, channel surface covered with foam Long shore drift bringing sand back to mouth, also colliding with waves from sw & outflow creating whirlpool 1 Flounder -about 9cm Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8237	19 Apr 2013	Approved	Notes: Sand building up at mouth & around rocks Waves impacting on high sand east of mouth then travelling west longshore drift very strong along foreshore & out to sea Sand visiable in waves south of entrance Only pale discharge around mouth Sand bar & east side of estuary greatly exposed No sign of any small fish around edge of estuary Very cold wind Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8241	25 Apr 2013	Approved	Notes: Waves over high sand build up at mouth & upstream rocks -No fresh water (dark) discharge but some salt return Rough sea impacting on high sand east of entrance then travelling west entering channel with occaisional small waves into estuary Strong longshore drift Salt water about 50m upstream rocks Waves in all directions causing whirlpool around & upstream rocks Water has been very high in estuary at last hi tide Dead petrel east side of channel, 7 Silver gulls & many Coots in estuary Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8251	27 Apr 2013	Approved	Notes: Waves over a long berm, some return of salt water Very rough sea has reduced sand build up east of mouth creating a very wide entrance Longshoredrift out to sea & along foreshore Fishermen reported that 48 large Salmon were caught off Ocean beach last weekend Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8258	2 May 2013	Approved	Notes: Natural opening (possibly last night) dark discharge out to south & west with a lessor flow to east along foreshore, longshore drift active in this area Channel wide & shallow, but narrow infront of rocks where the sand build up is visiable Channel flowing along base of cliff Beach(Ocean) is wide & slopping -sand build up east mouth has been leveled out No sign of any fish (dead or alive) in estuary, also birds seen. Water still visiable in very low areas & drains on flats between Princetown & upstream G5. Extensive waterlogging around G4 AHD at G6 0.81 @ 10:15 Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8266	5 May 2013	Approved	Notes: AHD G6 0.67 @08:30 Pale discharge out around mouth & to east close to shore 2 dead Pengins & 1 Shearwater included (8 Silver Gulls feeding in that area) (two curves forming ) Occaisional small wave down channel into estuary Mouth very shallow & channel has become more narrow (low tide) Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8274	10 May 2013	Approved	Notes: Discharge out but mostly salt return, entrance & channel shallow. Very small waves entering channel & estuary Beach wide with slight slope down to sea around mouth but steep sand cliffs have formed at east end (over 2m.) Last hi tide high up on beach Sandbar exposed in estuary Over 20 Coots in estuary also Plover with orange band on right leg (Possibly Double Banded Plover ?) Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8288	17 May 2013	Approved	Notes: Strong outflow of dark water over shallow area at mouth then flowing mainly to east While outflow is quite strong small waves are entering channel Waves in all directions at mouth with strong longshore drift to west & whirlpool in front of rocks Channel flowing out main flow against cliff & through small gap between rocks. Sand build up on east side Beach wide & slopping with highest point at mid beach where sand projects into ocean (eastern area scouring out) Water has been high in estuary (hi tide/rough sea) Immature Pacific Gull 1. feeding amongst seaweed & rubbish at mid beach Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5
#8302	24 May 2013	Approved	Notes: Mouth open, salt water entering & returning Waves entering channel (green water almost to Tunnel) waves turning along south side of estuary toward east Flow out is over shallow entrance Strong longshore drift meeting outflow & south west swell creating whirlpool around rocks & entrance Beach still has 2 distinct curves & sand projects further out to sea at mid beach Water level in estuary is low 12 Silver Gulls & 1 immature Pacific gull feeding at mid beach Gp1_1 Gp1_2 Gp1_3 Gp1_4 Gp1_5