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Observation details

Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Lower Gellibrand
Observation ID #5461
Date and Time Friday 29th April 2011 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

1.AHD 0.88
2.Flat below G6 waterlogged & water in drain
3.Low areas and drains around G5 - visiable water, other areas water logged, Aponogeton dist. flowering.
4. Many waterbirds on wet areas downstream G5
( Wood duck, Swans, Black duck, Whiteheaded Herons & White necked Heron (1)
5. White headed herons 14, Blackduck 4, Small Grebes 2, Masked Plover 4 in wet area upstream G5

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 12.60 0.10 8.71 83.1 0.29
Previous
Median
0.5m 12.50 0.10 8.77 82.2 0.29
Previous
Median
1.0m 12.40 0.10 8.88 82.9 0.29
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Median
1.5m 12.40 0.10 8.90 83.1 0.29
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Median
2.0m 12.40 0.10 8.80 82.5 0.30
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Median
2.2m 12.40 0.10 8.78 82.0 0.30
Previous
Median

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 30 7.2
Previous 0.1
Median 0.1
Bottom 2.0 30 7.0
Previous
Median

Other details

Max depth 2.37
Previous 0.00
Median 0.00
Flow estimate N/A

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

C Estuary is closed to the sea. O Estuary is open to the sea. P Perched