Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown
Observation ID #3702
Date and Time Friday 11th June 2010 11:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

1.AHD 1.21
2. PH top 7.0 bottom 7.5
3. G4 water just covering bottom of bridge bearer. Water flooding flats above and below G4.(also floding at G5)
4.Increase of Aponogeton d. above and below G4.
5.Upstream G4 64 black swans, 14 black duck, 4 shell duck
Below G5 32 Black duck, 1 spur winged Plover, many swallows aroung rising flood water
Flocks of finches at G2.

G4. 1 Pied Comorant,2 whiteheaded herons, 1 white Goshawk, 10 Magpies

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 10.40 2.40 9.35 85.7 4.55
Previous 11.2 1.8 8.0 73.5 6.6
Median 16.1 2.20 7.43 75.50 6.6
0.5m 10.40 2.40 9.24 84.6 4.54
Previous 11.9 4.2 7.8 74.7
Median 16.1 2.20 7.38 75.50
1.0m 10.40 2.50 8.90 82.9 4.84
Previous 11.3 6.6 6.0 58.5 41.9
Median 17.0 18.60 6.90 75.70 41.9
1.5m 10.40 3.10 8.65 80.4 5.57
Previous 13.6 19.9 7.5 81.4
Median 17.0 18.60 6.90 75.70
2.0m 11.80 20.90 7.79 82.9 34.20
Previous 14.6 30.8 4.1 54.1 49.9
Median 16.4 30.30 5.88 67.50 49.9
2.5m 12.70 26.90 7.08 79.9 40.78
Previous 14.5 27.4 6.7 77.2
Median 16.4 30.00 5.88 67.50
3.0m 13.20 29.70 6.45 75.4 46.06
Previous 15.3 32.0 3.5 42.5
Median 16.9 31.90 5.26 59.10
3.5m 13.50 30.20 5.82 68.5 46.63
Previous 14.9 29.5 6.1 71.4
Median 16.9 31.70 5.26 59.10
3.8m 13.70 30.40 4.91 57.9 46.79
Previous 16.0 32.2 0.8 10.6
Median 17.4 31.90 5.26 59.10

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 10 7.0
Previous 0.1 15 7.0
Median 0.1 15 7.0
Bottom 3.0 10 7.5
Previous 3.1 15
Median 3.1 20

Other details

Max depth 3.91
Previous 3.26
Median 3.28
Flow estimate Slow

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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