GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
20 April 2018
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #12002 |
| Date and Time | Friday 20th April 2018 07:45am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Observations made at low tide. Flowing strongly out through start of channel about 6m. wide then widening around rocks & going wide over sand build up at actual entrance. Strong flow creating large waves , Sheer sides of channel collapsing into flow & a very large amount of sand being carried. Water cascading over top of rocks then creating large deep furrows where it is met by some incoming waves from WSW swell & strong longshore drift. Outflow waves up to .70 m close to shoreline area where action is scouring out large amount of sand.
Later in the day there was a pale discharge around mouth then going south about 30-50 m out to sea. Sand turbidity visible
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