Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Lower Gellibrand
Observation ID #4901
Date and Time Friday 31st December 2010 11:35am
Approved Approved

Notes

1.AHD 1.10
2.Water dark brown with lots of floating small vegetation
3.Flats at G5 waterlogged (new areas of wetland veg. emerging) water in very low areas and drains
4.Butcher bird 1, Black comorant in river at G6
5.NOP 0.160 189.6 SOP 0.713 129.6

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 17.10 0.10 7.68 80.8 0.26
Previous 15.0 0.1 7.8 78.4 0.3
Median 14.3 0.10 7.85 77.70 0.3
0.5m 16.90 0.10 7.82 80.9 0.27
Previous 16.4 0.1 7.1 72.5 0.3
Median 14.3 0.10 7.89 77.70 0.3
1.0m 16.70 0.10 7.74 80.2 0.27
Previous 14.8 0.1 7.9 77.9 0.3
Median 14.1 0.10 7.94 76.30 0.3
1.5m 16.70 0.10 7.83 80.3 0.27
Previous 16.2 0.1 7.3 74.2 0.3
Median 14.1 0.10 7.94 76.30 0.3
2.0m 16.60 0.10 7.75 79.7 0.26
Previous 14.7 0.2 7.9 76.2 0.3
Median 11.7 0.10 8.22 76.30 0.3
2.4m 16.60 0.10 7.73 78.9 0.27
Previous 16.2 0.1 7.2 73.8 0.3
Median 11.6 0.10 8.22 76.30 0.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 30 7.3
Previous 0.1 40 7.3
Median 0.1 30 7.0
Bottom 2.2 30 7.3
Previous 2.5 150 7.2
Median 2.1 20 7.0

Other details

Max depth 2.50
Previous 3.00
Median 2.55
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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