Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #10927
Date and Time Friday 3rd March 2017 11:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

AHD G2    1.34

Very low D.O levels were recorded along boardwalk

Yellow algae extensively covering Latrobe creek wetlands. Extreme Phragmities growth across all wetland areas

Very low D.O. also recorded at 2.00m & below from GOR site over Latrobe creek

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 21.40 1.90 6.58 75.2 3.65
Previous 18.2 2.8 6.6 71.0 5.1
Median 16.7 2.40 7.05 74.70 4.6
0.5m 21.40 1.90 6.51 74.2 3.65
Previous 17.0 2.7 7.1 75.0 5.0
Median 16.5 2.40 7.05 74.70 4.4
1.0m 21.30 2.00 6.22 71.1 3.75
Previous 18.1 6.8 8.1 90.0 12.2
Median 17.2 7.00 6.32 75.00 12.2
1.5m 22.00 2.70 3.88 45.0 5.06
Previous 18.5 24.7 6.2 76.3 38.7
Median 17.0 7.00 6.29 70.50 12.0
2.0m 21.60 18.30 0.00 0.0 30.38
Previous 18.4 27.1 6.3 78.2 42.1
Median 16.7 27.40 5.06 58.40 42.6
2.5m 19.20 24.00 5.68 70.4 37.76
Previous 18.3 31.5 3.3 42.2 48.2
Median 16.7 28.60 5.06 58.40 44.2
3.0m 18.60 29.10 3.12 39.5 44.92
Previous 18.4 31.2 2.6 33.6 47.8
Median 18.7 31.70 4.11 42.00 48.5
3.5m 18.40 30.50 1.38 17.7 46.86
Previous 10.0 3.6 4.1 37.2 7.0
Median 18.7 31.70 4.11 42.00 48.5

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 6.7
Previous 0.1 9 6.7
Median 0.1 9 6.9
Bottom 3.5
Previous 3.4 7
Median 2.8 7

Other details

Max depth 3.57
Previous 3.47
Median 2.96
Flow estimate Pool

Observation Documents

Link Date File name Description

Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched
Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the EstuaryWatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute EstuaryWatch and www.estuarywatch.org.au