Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Rivernook
Observation ID #9207
Date and Time Friday 7th November 2014 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

  • Water very dirty brown with lot of broken phragmities & small vegetation
  • Phragmities very lush & moving into channel

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 15.00 0.10 7.21 71.6 0.28
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.8 83.0 0.3
Median 17.6 0.40 6.23 63.60 0.9
0.5m 15.00 0.10 7.13 70.7 0.28 E.C. erratic
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.4 85.8 0.3
Median 17.7 0.50 6.23 63.60 1.2
1.0m 14.90 0.10 7.08 70.1 0.28
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.7 82.0 0.3
Median 17.6 0.50 5.98 62.00 0.9
1.5m 14.90 0.10 7.14 70.7 0.29
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.3 84.7 0.3
Median 17.8 0.60 5.98 62.00 1.2
2.0m 14.90 0.10 7.11 70.5 0.28
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.5 80.8 0.3
Median 17.9 0.90 4.87 55.50 1.6
2.5m 14.90 0.10 7.07 70.0 0.29
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.3 82.8 0.3
Median 18.0 18.20 4.87 55.50 29.2
3.0m 15.00 0.20 7.08 70.3 0.34
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.5 80.3 0.3
Median 18.0 23.90 5.15 56.50 37.5
3.5m 15.00 0.20 7.07 70.1 0.52 ' extreme range (in surges)
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.2 83.5 0.3
Median 18.1 28.40 5.15 56.50 43.9
4.0m 15.60 19.70 5.39 53.6 31.50
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.4 79.9 0.3
Median 18.0 24.60 3.62 40.90 38.7
4.5m 15.60 20.30 4.45 50.7 32.49
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.2 82.8 0.3
Median 18.0 28.70 3.62 40.90 44.6
5.0m 15.60 20.60 2.76 31.5 32.78
Previous 12.9 0.1 8.2 77.8 0.3
Median 14.2 0.20 5.46 55.60 0.5
5.1m 15.70 20.60 2.39 27.4 32.81
Previous 10.9 0.2 9.1 82.4 0.3
Median 16.4 22.10 5.46 55.60 35.0

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 15 6.9
Previous 0.1 14 7.0
Median 0.1 12 6.9
Bottom
Previous 4.9
Median 4.9

Other details

Max depth 5.21
Previous 5.17
Median 5.03
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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