Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown
Observation ID #10994
Date and Time Saturday 25th March 2017 10:07am
Approved Approved

Notes

Both G2 & G6 AHD is @ 1.12  Mouth closed about 5 days ago.

Remaining areas covered with water in the Latrobe creek area have increasing algal cover

Fresh water inflow not possible to estimate, there seem to be currents crossing downstream but pulsing going upstream. (influence of barred mouth ??) Slight N wind about 2-3

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 19.20 3.20 6.33 69.8 5.93
Previous 18.1 2.8 6.7 71.9 5.2
Median 16.9 2.30 6.87 73.20 4.3
0.5m 19.30 3.60 6.91 75.1 6.45
Previous 19.2 2.3 3.6 39.5 4.3
Median 16.9 2.30 6.98 73.30 4.3
1.0m 19.70 5.00 8.12 90.1 8.90
Previous 18.5 25.3 5.7 71.0 39.4
Median 17.5 8.10 6.66 74.20 13.9
1.5m 19.70 7.00 8.73 99.5 12.10
Previous 19.3 14.7 0.0 0.0 24.1
Median 17.5 8.10 6.77 75.90 13.9
2.0m 19.40 23.00 5.88 73.6 36.83
Previous 18.2 29.5 0.2 2.3 45.5
Median 17.7 28.70 6.51 68.00 44.6
2.5m 18.70 28.20 5.04 64.3 43.61
Previous 18.5 29.8 0.0 0.0 45.9
Median 17.7 28.70 6.54 69.60 44.6
3.0m 18.40 29.90 3.99 50.6 45.94
Previous 18.0 31.0 0.0 0.0 47.4
Median 17.5 31.10 3.42 38.80 47.6
3.5m 18.20 30.30 3.27 41.5 46.51
Previous 18.1 31.1 0.0 0.0 47.7
Median 17.5 31.10 3.72 38.80 47.7
4.0m 18.10 30.60 1.76 22.0 46.95
Previous 18.0 31.2 0.0 0.0 47.8
Median 17.9 32.50 1.65 21.30 49.5
4.5m 18.00 30.70 0.33 3.8 47.15
Previous 18.0 30.9 0.0 0.0 41.1
Median 17.9 32.50 2.40 25.40 49.6

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 6.8
Previous 0.1 9 6.5
Median 0.1 9 6.8
Bottom 4.5
Previous 3.9
Median 4.0

Other details

Max depth 4.55
Previous 3.98
Median 4.15
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
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