Observation #9427 01-03-2015 | GMC: Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site

Observation details

Overview

Estuary	Gellibrand River Estuary
Site	Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
Observation ID	#9427
Date and Time	Sunday 1st March 2015 07:50am
Approved	Approved

Notes

Flow out, narrow & shallow, slight discharge to east

Sand has built up around mouth but mainly in front of rocks, previous height directly east is now smoothed out in some areas

High sand build up at east end of beach

Hundreds of millipedes on sand south side of estuary

Large unidentified moth found

Mouth Observation

Mouth state	Open
Previous	O O C C C P C C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O C C C C O O P C C O O
Flow Present?	Yes
Previous	Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y N N Y Y
Flow Direction	Out
Previous	O O N N N I N N O O I O I I O I O O O O O O I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N N N N O O I N N O I

	Above Sea	Above Estuary
Berm Height (m)
Berm Length (m)

Physical Condition

	Current	Mode
Wind Direction	South
Beaufort Scale	Moderate breeze
Sea State	Moderate

Water Levels and Tides

Water Level	Start	Finish
Height (m)	0.55m	0.54m
Time (hh:mm)	07:50	09:30
Tidal influence	Yes
Tidal Range	Time	Height
High	02:05	0.810
Low	11:59	0.390

Observation Documents

Link	Date	File name	Description
Download	01-03-2015 07:50	Photopoint	Gp1_1
Download	01-03-2015 07:50	Photopoint	Gp1_2
Download	01-03-2015 07:50	Photopoint	Gp1_3
Download	01-03-2015 07:50	Photopoint	Gp1_4
Download	01-03-2015 07:50	Photopoint	Gp1_5