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G2 Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown

Active Physico-Chemical 20-04-2007 - 21-07-2023

Gellibrand River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#10842 26 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G6    1.25 @ 09:10      G2 1.25 @  09:35

Water up to bottom of large bearer on fishing platform. Water taken for turbidity testing very clear

Good catches of  Trevally & black Bream recorded in river N E camping ground

Meter used YSI 8
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 17.40 2.60 6.88 72.9 4.86
4.7m 9.0 18.10 31.70 0.27 3.5 48.48
#10817 18 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.90

Wind S 3

River pulsing upstream from waves entering mouth

Many small fish close to surface around bridge
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.8 15.80 2.70 7.07 74.0 4.92
4.3m 9.0 18.10 32.60 1.37 17.8 49.75
#10780 3 Feb 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD G2  0.62 @ 11:30             G6  0.71  @ 08:45

West wind 3 Overcast.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 19.70 3.10 6.90 77.0 5.66
4.0m 9.0 18.10 33.50 0.20 2.6 50.90
#10764 27 Jan 2017 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 19.60 1.20 6.39 70.1 2.25
4.0m 9.0 17.90 34.00 1.03 13.4 51.70
#10746 20 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.59

Large flock of Ibis on N. wetlands

 

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 7.0 19.00 3.80 7.14 78.8 6.89
3.9m 10.0 18.10 34.30 3.72 48.2 52.00
#10710 13 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.78

Good catches of black bream and mullet continue
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.40 6.50 6.50 75.0 11.35
4.2m 9.0 17.90 32.50 2.42 30.9 49.55
#10676 6 Jan 2017 Approved Notes:

Monitoring undertaken early because of holiday traffic over bridge

AHD 0.38  -(G2)     G6 AHD board - not possible to take reading because of silt build up

Fisherman caught - Large Black Bream (2), eel (1).Toadfish (1) from fishing platform at G2 this morning.Toadfish very unusual in this area. Good catches have been reported over past month & include good size Silver Trevally & Mullet
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 20.30 4.20 7.17 80.5 7.62
3.8m 9.0 17.50 33.20 3.42 33.6 50.50
#10656 30 Dec 2016 Approved Notes:

AHD 0.60 @ 08:50

Very large number of flies when no wind
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 6.8 20.50 4.20 5.93 67.5 7.64
4.1m 10.0 16.90 32.50 3.61 45.3 49.65
#10648 23 Dec 2016 Pending Notes:

Cold North wind 2-3

Water reddish brown colour

Schools of small fish near surface at G2 bridge

Skeins of irridescent scum forming along side streamside veg. and around auto monitor site. Very large number of moths wings in this scum indicatind bat activity during the night

AHD 0.52 @ 08:35
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.6 16.90 5.00 7.03 74.6 8.87
3.9m 12.0 16.40 33.40 4.29 53.6 50.80
#10646 17 Dec 2016 Approved Notes:

Very strong West wind -waves across site  -Wind gusts to 6
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 10.0 7.0 17.10 5.10 8.02 86.4 9.95
4.0m 10.0 16.40 32.70 6.61 82.2 49.84
#10600 4 Dec 2016 Approved Notes:

AHD G2  0.74 @ 10:45  (low tide  - hi tide 1.14 early a.m.)

N wind creating small waves downstream
G2_20161204_0001.pdf
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 17.30 4.10 8.36 89.2 7.33
4.1m 15.90 33.60 5.75 93.9 51.10
#10577 26 Nov 2016 Approved Notes:

Strong cold West wind

AHD G2 0.50 @10:00
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 6.7 15.40 0.20 7.78 78.2 0.48
4.0m 13.0 15.70 25.80 2.40 25.4 40.31
#10456 15 Oct 2016 Approved Notes:

G6 =water very reddish in colour with turbidity NTU's 35
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 30.0 6.8 11.70 0.20 8.45 78.1 0.33
3.2m 30.0 11.70 0.20 8.43 78.0 0.34
#10706 24 Sep 2016 Approved Notes:
  • strong north wind (gusts)
  • possible to work without weights
  • probe drift
  • 1 - 2 metre intermittent surge
  • no visible flood water at G4, upstream from G6 hill flooded
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 27.0 6.6 12.50 0.10 7.48 70.0 0.31
3.8m 27.0 12.40 0.20 6.84 63.9 0.34
#10705 4 Sep 2016 Approved Notes:

west wind

waves to bridge

strong gusts
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.9 11.10 0.20 9.03 82.4 0.49
3.7m 12.0 11.40 5.10 7.60 71.8 9.54
#10520 27 Aug 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.0 6.8 9.40 0.20 7.05 68.1 0.32
3.6m 20.0 9.40 0.20 6.95 60.8 0.35
#10704 16 Jul 2016 Approved Notes:

4 weights used

Little wind
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 50.0 6.9 9.00 0.30 8.04 59.5 0.56
4.0m 50.0 9.10 0.60 7.13 62.2 1.24
#10703 9 Jul 2016 Approved
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.0 7.0 10.10 0.20 8.40 74.7 0.49
3.7m 21.0 10.10 0.30 8.17 72.7 0.53
#10401 3 Jul 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 1.00
  • Freshwater flow difficult to tell because of strong NW wind / waves, however no weights were needed
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.0 7.1 10.00 0.30 8.94 79.2 0.57
4.3m 21.0 10.40 2.00 5.80 52.5 3.79
#10371 18 Jun 2016 Approved Notes:
  • Fresh water inflow difficult to tell
  • AHD 0.80
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 9.10 0.30 9.31 81.3 0.66
4.2m 9.0 12.30 18.20 2.84 29.5 29.42
#10347 2 Jun 2016 Approved Notes:
  • G6 1.04 @10:05
  • Very slow flow
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 9.70 0.80 9.87 87.1 1.54
4.0m 9.0 15.30 33.30 2.96 36.2 50.70
#10330 21 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • AHD 0.74
  • N wind 3-4 very cold
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 12.90 2.90 6.69 64.5 5.43
3.9m 9.0 15.00 30.10 4.22 50.7 46.36
#10329 15 May 2016 Approved Notes:

-AHD 0.65 @ 08:30
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.0 6.7 13.60 0.80 6.37 61.7 1.64
3.8m 12.0 13.50 6.20 0.04 0.6 10.94
#10332 14 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • Mouth opened by Permit 12/5/16( 09:00 start)
  • AHD 1.04
  • Turbidity 30 at fishing platform
  • Flow extremely fast
  • Large no. small fish sheltering from flow in shallow water alongside streamside veg. near fishing platform
  • Large amount of 'black silt' coming up on weights
  • Water very dark & dirty , smells bad
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 13.0 13.90 2.80 3.55 34.8 4.76
4.3m 13.0 14.00 4.60 2.86 28.0 8.09
#10321 7 May 2016 Approved Notes:
  • 1.73 @ G6
  • Water very clear , very large schools of fish visible in water around bridge
  • Smoke haze from burning off Wind N 2
  • Flats from Princetown to G 4 flooded, water nearly to top of dip in causeway
  • Huge no. waterbirds, Swans, ducks- Shellduck, Teal, Black & wood, Aust. Grebes, w/h & w/n Herons, 5 egrets, masked plover
  • Water only on south side of channel at G5, flood water entering east of pyramid Hill (north side up stream)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.7 14.70 2.00 6.43 64.3 3.76
5.0m 9.0 18.50 32.70 0.13 1.7 49.88
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