Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Bridge at Latrobe Creek Mouth as it enters the Gellibrand
Observation ID #9479
Date and Time Thursday 2nd April 2015 17:45pm
Approved Approved

Notes

  • Healthy Black bream caught from bridge during monitoring
  • AHD 1.30 @ G2

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 17.20 3.00 4.19 44.4 5.78 Strong flow downstream
Previous 15.8 3.3 3.5 35.7 6.7
Median 14.6 2.30 6.32 67.90 3.4
0.5m 17.20 3.20 4.09 43.6 5.76 Probe under bridge
Previous 14.6 2.3 7.6 75.6 4.3
Median 14.6 1.80 6.60 70.50 3.4
1.0m 17.30 3.20 4.04 42.9 5.91 All readings over wide range- E.C. erratic
Previous 15.9 4.3 3.2 33.4 7.4
Median 15.0 4.00 6.16 63.50 6.6
1.5m 17.30 3.20 4.01 42.6 5.93
Previous 14.5 3.0 7.5 75.0 5.5
Median 15.0 3.60 6.17 63.90 6.6
2.0m 17.30 3.50 4.03 42.8 6.00
Previous 16.0 4.7 3.1 32.2 8.4
Median 16.0 26.50 4.99 56.80 40.2
2.5m 17.30 3.50 3.97 42.3 6.32
Previous 18.1 19.5 5.4 64.2 31.9
Median 16.0 26.50 5.10 57.80 41.2
3.0m 17.80 15.10 3.95 42.5 30.19
Previous 18.1 30.1 1.8 23.1 46.3
Median 18.1 30.10 2.45 31.80 46.3
3.5m 18.10 28.00 2.94 36.9 43.07
Previous 18.2 30.9 2.5 31.8 47.4
Median 18.2 29.30 3.78 47.10 47.4

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1
Previous 0.1 9 6.9
Median 0.1 10 7.0
Bottom
Previous 2.8 7
Median 2.8 7

Other details

Max depth 3.55
Previous 3.72
Median 2.90
Flow estimate Medium

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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