Observation #10260 23-04-2016 | GMC: Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Observation details

Overview

Estuary	Gellibrand River Estuary
Site	Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Observation ID	#10260
Date and Time	Saturday 23rd April 2016 11:45am
Approved	Approved

Notes

Mouth closed, some occasional waves from rough sea travelling about 20m. over the berm near the cliff face but not reaching the estuary

Length of berm greatly reduced but large area of sand under very shallow water extends from channel into a large area of the estuary

Waves from south directly impacting area near cliff

Beach front has straightened out

Large amount of sand visible in breakers out to sea, especially near western part of beach

Water starting to come onto low area of top track, none on OCR & only in small areas near the flood markers on OOR (road has recently been reformed)

Flats flooded from Princetown to G4. Also further upstream on south side only. Some water in all drains from recent run off

Berm length 34.2m.

Mouth Observation

Mouth state	Closed
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Flow Present?	No
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Flow Direction	N/A
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	Above Sea	Above Estuary
Berm Height (m)		0.5m
Berm Length (m)

Physical Condition

	Current	Mode
Wind Direction	South
Beaufort Scale	Gentle breeze
Sea State	Rough

Water Levels and Tides

Water Level	Start	Finish
Height (m)	1.34m	1.34m
Time (hh:mm)	11:45	13:10
Tidal influence	No
Tidal Range	Time	Height
High	13:23	1.130
Low	06:48	0.350

Observation Documents

Link	Date	File name	Description
Download	23-04-2016 11:45	Photopoint	Gp1_1
Download	23-04-2016 11:45	Photopoint	Gp1_2
Download	23-04-2016 11:45	Photopoint	Gp1_3
Download	23-04-2016 11:45	Photopoint	Gp1_4
Download	23-04-2016 11:45	Photopoint	Gp1_5