Observation #11064 01-04-2017 | GMC: Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Observation details

Overview

Estuary	Gellibrand River Estuary
Site	Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Observation ID	#11064
Date and Time	Saturday 1st April 2017 11:50am
Approved	Approved

Notes

Mouth barred but waves from very rough seas entering over a wide area. Only salt return. Long shore drift across entrance

Large amount of sand at entrance and in channel -only about .20m of large rock above

Entrance is lowest part of the beach, sand is higher mid beach and at east end

Some waves going up over steep slopping beach front almost up to dunes

Mouth Observation

Mouth state	Open
Previous	C C C C C C C C C P C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P O P C C O O O O O O O C
Flow Present?	No
Previous	N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y N
Flow Direction	N/A
Previous	N N N N N N N N N N N O O O I I I O O O O I O O O I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O I I O O O I O I N N O O I N O O O N

	Above Sea	Above Estuary
Berm Height (m)
Berm Length (m)

Physical Condition

	Current	Mode
Wind Direction	South
Beaufort Scale	Strong breeze
Sea State	Very Rough

Water Levels and Tides

Water Level	Start	Finish
Height (m)	1.36m	1.36m
Time (hh:mm)	11:50	13:10
Tidal influence	No
Tidal Range	Time	Height
High	15:49	1.070
Low	08:51	0.220

Observation Documents

Link	Date	File name	Description
Download	01-04-2017 11:40	Gp1_20170401_1_212_0129.JPG	gp1_1
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Download	01-04-2017 11:40	Gp1_20170401_3_292_0131.JPG	gp1_3
Download	01-04-2017 11:40	Gp1_20170401_4_332_0132.JPG	gp1_4
Download	01-04-2017 11:40	Gp1_20170401_5_372_0133.JPG	gp1_5