Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Old Coach Road Bridge Princetown
Observation ID #9957
Date and Time Saturday 21st November 2015 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

  • AHD 0.50
  • Mouth very shallow, waves entering
  • Wind not as strong as upstream
  • Northern wetlands have Swans, spoonbills, ducks, coots, 12 Black winged Stilts, 5 unidentified Sandpipers(?)
  • There have been good catches of fish around & upstream G2

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 16.40 3.00 7.84 81.5 5.46
Previous 18.6 3.1 7.7 84.2 5.7
Median 16.4 2.00 7.31 76.90 3.8
0.5m 16.40 3.00 7.83 81.7 5.46
Previous 16.6 1.7 8.0 82.8 3.3
Median 16.4 2.00 7.31 76.90 3.8
1.0m 16.70 3.20 7.52 79.4 5.92
Previous 16.5 19.8 7.6 87.6 31.4
Median 16.1 5.70 7.13 76.70 8.4
1.5m 17.30 23.30 5.98 71.8 36.75
Previous 15.8 20.8 7.2 83.0 33.2
Median 16.1 5.70 7.13 76.70 8.4
2.0m 16.20 28.10 5.66 68.5 43.51
Previous 14.7 30.4 7.4 88.8 46.7
Median 16.7 27.20 6.42 74.00 42.2
2.5m 15.90 30.20 5.67 68.7 46.50
Previous 15.1 29.8 7.1 84.0 45.8
Median 16.7 27.20 6.42 74.00 42.2
3.0m 15.70 30.80 4.07 49.4 47.21
Previous 14.9 31.3 5.3 61.2 47.9
Median 16.7 30.30 3.91 48.70 46.6
3.5m 15.40 31.20 2.23 27.1 47.86
Previous 14.6 30.3 3.3 39.1 46.6
Median 16.7 30.30 3.91 48.70 46.6
3.8m 15.30 31.30 2.02 24.4 47.92
Previous 14.4 31.2 5.2 60.2 47.8
Median 16.7 30.30 3.91 48.70 46.6

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 9 7.3
Previous 0.1 10 7.0
Median 0.1 9 6.8
Bottom
Previous 4.0
Median 4.3

Other details

Max depth 3.86
Previous 4.05
Median 4.05
Flow estimate Pool

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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