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L1 Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand

Active Physico-Chemical 15-06-2007 - 15-03-2024

Gellibrand River Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#11946 6 Apr 2018 Approved Notes:

 

AHD  1.47

Very slight movement upstream, possibly from wind?
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 18.30 2.90 5.57 60.2 5.37
3.5m 18.00 30.00 3.72 47.4 48.89
#11912 23 Mar 2018 Approved Notes:

Down stream flow difficult to tell because of wind effect

Depth of water in wetlands around mid boardwalk   .20m

Water surface covered by almost continuous  patches of Phragmities seed/pollen(?) in variable density

AHD G2 1.19
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.00 10.40 6.52 75.2 17.42
3.3m 17.70 32.50 7.67 97.9 49.61
#11897 16 Mar 2018 Approved Notes:

AHD G2 0.73 @  11:05

Very slow flow U/S

Oily slick at side of streamside veg. possibly dispersed by small wind driven waves mid channel
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 11.5 6.9 18.40 1.40 5.06 54.4 2.76
2.7m 11.5 7.3 18.00 26.40 3.46 42.7 41.34
#11888 14 Mar 2018 Approved Notes:

AHD  0.74 @16:05

Oily slick over water surface  moving only slightly

Aphids starting to cover Phragmities in wetlands
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.00 1.70 3.86 43.0 3.26
2.8m 17.60 26.10 3.87 47.3 40.69
#11876 11 Mar 2018 Approved Notes:

AHD G2 1.00 @ 12:25

Cold S/E wind -waves going upstream, but drift on probe indicated strong discharge into river

Water colour very dark & dirty with 'oily' slick on surface, some small fish being swept D/S by strong current
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 20.60 2.40 0.05 0.6 4.42
3.2m 20.60 2.50 0.06 0.4 5.03
#11861 5 Mar 2018 Approved Notes:

D.O. taken in wetlands midway between OCR & bridge  4.87 mg/L

Springs running strongly in areas west of Princetown
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 19.80 1.00 5.98 66.2 2.06
3.5m 19.60 28.00 0.05 0.6 42.75
#11833 28 Feb 2018 Approved Notes:

AHD  1.42

D.O. in wetlands S of boardwalk bridge 3.45mg/l  38.9 %

Wind gusts up to 7  (from west)
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.00 1.50 6.50 73.5 2.84
3.5m 19.80 28.30 0.04 0.5 43.80
#11828 21 Feb 2018 Approved Notes:

D.O. 2.83  mg/L  30.9  %  In wetlands  - mid boardwalk -many dragon flies in area

pH & turbidity not tested
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 21.30 1.50 6.84 77.9 2.92
3.4m 19.90 29.50 0.49 6.1 29.40
#11854 16 Feb 2018 Approved Notes:
  • CCMA YeoKal was used for this monitoring.  It can read turbidity (NTU) below 9.
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 2.4 7.4 19.10 2.60 7.37 80.7 4.90
3.3m 2.4 7.1 20.30 30.90 2.05 27.3 47.50
#11778 9 Feb 2018 Approved Notes:

S wind driving waves up main river channel but some waves sweeping around & going up stream past GOR bridge.

Flood water over wetland below board walk to OCR.

Field notes include GOR bridge over Latrobe creek. showing lower D.O. in both top & bottom levels  5-54 - 0.02  mg/l

 
Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 23.00 1.40 6.04 70.9 2.64
3.2m 9.0 7.2 19.80 30.20 3.17 41.6 46.80
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