GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
21 January 2011
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #5024 |
| Date and Time | Friday 21st January 2011 08:20am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
1.Very dark & dirty discharge to east and around mouth
2.Water very dark red brown- whole estuary looks 'Black'. Large amount of silt along waters edge
3.East end of beach is covered by about 30m of dark silt & foam . Foam is all around the mouth and travelling back up the channel as waves enter
4 High sloping bank on channel upstream of rocks
5. Hooded Plover nesting site has been trampled - no sign of birds
6. Birds in estuary White faced herons 26, Black Cockatoos 6, Crows 60+, many swallows & Martins
7. Stick Caddis fly lavae 4
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