Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown
Observation ID #9115
Date and Time Friday 19th September 2014 09:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

  • AHD 0.55
  • Strong south wind from mouth causing pulsing upstream, water going upstream under bridge at G2( water also going upstream at LT1 but returning during monitoring after a wind change to the west)

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.60 0.50 8.94 82.6 1.06
Previous 12.4 3.0 8.5 81.1 5.5
Median 15.0 1.60 7.60 76.60 3.1
0.5m 11.60 0.60 8.75 80.6 1.08
Previous 10.6 0.2 9.7 87.6 0.4
Median 15.0 1.40 7.57 75.60 3.1
1.0m 11.50 0.60 8.70 80.1 1.10
Previous 12.2 10.4 7.9 78.6 17.2
Median 14.8 3.30 7.25 77.30 5.5
1.5m 11.60 0.60 8.58 79.1 1.17 E. C. erratic
Previous 10.2 0.2 9.7 87.2 0.5
Median 14.8 3.20 7.16 77.00 4.4
2.0m 12.10 21.40 6.72 70.5 33.76 "
Previous 13.2 28.4 7.9 89.7 44.5
Median 15.3 27.30 6.59 71.00 42.5
2.5m 12.90 25.70 5.80 64.5 40.15 "
Previous 10.3 0.2 9.5 85.2 0.5
Median 15.3 24.80 6.49 70.70 38.9
3.0m 13.00 27.50 5.63 63.1 42.73
Previous 13.5 30.4 7.7 89.2 46.7
Median 15.6 32.10 5.58 57.10 49.0
3.5m 13.10 28.00 5.21 58.8 43.48
Previous 10.3 0.3 9.5 84.9 0.6
Median 15.7 32.40 5.58 57.10 49.4
3.8m 13.10 28.30 5.04 57.0 43.86
Previous 11.0 0.2 8.0 72.9 0.4
Median 15.7 32.40 5.42 53.30 49.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 11 7.1
Previous 0.1 13 7.0
Median 0.1 13 6.9
Bottom
Previous 3.4 7
Median 3.9 7

Other details

Max depth 3.90
Previous 3.98
Median 3.94
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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