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GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
25 March 2017
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #10995 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 25th March 2017 11:10am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Mouth has been barred for about 5 days. Occasional wave overtopping berm but not reaching estuary.
Berm short in a similar pattern to previous natural opening. A small channel .50m wide is flowing beside rocks at cliff face but no outlet closer to sea was observed. A large amount of brown scum/algae across start of estuary, also along south side of estuary
Beach has been smoothed out, still highest at east end with projection at mid beach starting to return. Large amount of sand in breakers out to sea
Low track completely under water with many different sizes of small fish active
Over 50 Silver gulls on beach & along channel
Algae continues to form across Latrobe wetlands
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 | 0.3m |
| Berm Length (m) | 22.0m |
Physical Condition
| Current | Mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Wind Direction | North | |
| Beaufort Scale | Light Breeze | |
| Sea State | Moderate |
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