GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
21 July 2017
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #11362 |
| Date and Time | Friday 21st July 2017 11:26am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Dark discharge around mouth,slightly along beach face to east, but more going to west in front of cliff face. Waves from WSW swell & longshore drift entering over top of strong outflow. Large amount of sediment/sand in discharge (turbidity 70 NTU's upstream) Water in estuary opaque & pale brown. Large amount of debris washed up on south side of estuary
Beach front has changed- high sand area mid beach has been eroded by wave action. Mid beach down to entrance are now lower & sand projection out to sea formed not far from east end
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