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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Rivernook
Observation ID #13295
Date and Time Saturday 31st August 2019 10:20am
Approved Pending

Notes

Probe attached to weighted rope still drifting in strong current

Flow increased @ 5.00m down

No turbidity or pH taken @ bottom depth because of  very strong flow

Very little visible water cover on flats downstream G4 & Rivernook, but upstream G4 large areas of water remain. Some water  flowing through part of gap in causeway @ G4

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 9.70 0.10 9.39 87.3 0.28
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.2 79.4 0.4
Median 15.3 0.40 6.97 70.10 0.9
0.5m 9.60 0.10 9.92 83.3 0.28
Previous 11.3 0.2 8.0 73.0 0.3
Median 15.3 0.50 6.97 70.10 1.1
1.0m 9.60 0.10 9.95 87.3 0.28
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.3 80.0 0.4
Median 15.3 0.40 6.87 70.00 0.9
1.5m 9.60
Previous 11.3 0.2 7.8 71.7 0.3
Median 15.3 0.50 6.87 70.00 1.1
2.0m 9.60 0.10 10.01 87.7 0.28
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.4 80.0 0.4
Median 15.4 0.50 6.08 69.50 1.0
2.5m 9.60
Previous 11.3 0.2 7.7 70.3 0.3
Median 16.5 17.70 6.08 69.50 28.4
3.0m 9.60 0.10 10.08 88.4 0.77
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.4 81.2 0.4
Median 16.7 19.90 5.31 67.70 31.9
3.5m 9.60
Previous 11.3 0.2 7.9 72.1 0.3
Median 16.7 19.90 5.29 53.30 31.9
4.0m 9.60 0.10 10.08 88.7 0.28
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.4 80.9 0.4
Median 16.8 21.40 5.29 53.30 34.2
4.5m 9.60
Previous 11.3 0.2 7.8 71.1 0.3
Median 16.8 21.40 4.33 50.60 34.2
5.0m 9.60 0.10 10.07 88.2 0.28
Previous 8.7 0.2 9.3 80.1 0.4
Median 16.8 26.30 3.89 44.90 40.9
5.3m 9.60 0.10 10.03 88.2 0.28
Previous 11.3 0.2 7.7 69.9 0.3
Median 17.2 26.70 3.89 44.90 41.8

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 23 6.9
Previous 0.1 11 6.9
Median 0.1 11 6.7
Bottom 5.4
Previous 5.1 10 6.6
Median 5.1 9 7.0

Other details

Max depth 5.50
Previous 5.16
Median 5.16
Flow estimate Fast

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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