Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Coxon's Bridge
Observation ID #6564
Date and Time Friday 13th January 2012 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

1. Mouth barred, water in low areas on flats from Princetown to east end of Rivernook .No water over Old Ocean Road
2.Water about 10cm above bottom of bearer G4.
3.No water visiable north of channel G4 to G5 but water on south side near G5

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 15.80 0.10 7.56 75.9 0.26
Previous 19.8 0.1 5.1 56.8 0.3
Median 17.4 0.10 7.56 78.20 0.3
0.5m 15.80 0.10 7.41 75.7 0.26
Previous 19.2 0.1 6.8 73.6 0.3
Median 17.4 0.10 7.72 78.50 0.3
1.0m 15.70 0.10 7.46 74.5 0.26
Previous 19.5 0.1 5.0 52.9 0.3
Median 17.3 0.10 7.31 76.30 0.3
1.5m 15.70 0.10 7.37 74.2 0.26
Previous 18.9 0.1 6.5 6.5 0.3
Median 17.3 0.10 7.61 76.50 0.3
2.0m 15.70 0.10 7.37 74.5 0.26
Previous 13.9 0.1 7.8 75.5 0.2
Median 13.0 0.10 8.73 82.73 0.3

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 15 7.0
Previous 0.1 20 7.0
Median 0.1 30 7.0
Bottom
Previous 1.4 40 7.0
Median 2.0 40 7.0

Other details

Max depth 2.07
Previous 1.60
Median 2.00
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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