Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #10708
Date and Time Friday 13th January 2017 10:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

AHD 0.78

Strong west wind 4-5 downstream. Monitoring was undertaken from downstream side of boardwalk bridge because of probe drift

Slow flow downstream carrying large amount of dead algae covered Phragmities

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 21.40 6.00 6.57 77.1 10.85
Previous 21.3 5.0 6.7 77.4 8.9
Median 17.5 2.00 7.05 76.00 3.7
0.5m 21.20 10.70 7.09 85.2 21.56
Previous 22.6 4.4 6.3 74.7 7.9
Median 16.7 1.90 7.05 74.70 3.6
1.0m 21.00 19.30 6.38 80.1 30.55
Previous 20.3 22.3 6.3 80.1 35.2
Median 17.3 3.80 6.65 75.00 6.7
1.5m 19.60 28.80 7.01 90.5 44.47
Previous 18.5 29.6 6.2 79.0 45.6
Median 17.2 2.90 6.65 75.00 5.4
2.0m 19.10 30.90 7.03 91.3 47.31
Previous 17.8 32.5 4.5 56.9 49.6
Median 16.7 21.90 6.19 63.90 34.6
2.5m 18.80 31.50 6.01 77.9 48.25
Previous 17.8 32.0 6.6 86.5 49.0
Median 16.5 20.70 6.19 63.90 33.0
2.9m 18.40 32.00 4.52 58.4 48.97
Previous 16.7 32.5 6.2 77.3 49.6
Median 16.5 20.70 6.19 63.90 33.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 6.9
Previous 0.1 9 6.9
Median 0.1 9 6.9
Bottom 2.9
Previous 2.4 7
Median 2.8 7

Other details

Max depth 3.02
Previous 2.50
Median 3.05
Flow estimate Slow

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
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