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Overview

Estuary Gellibrand River Estuary
Site Great Ocean Road Bridge at Lower Gellibrand
Observation ID #5967
Date and Time Friday 19th August 2011 12:25pm
Approved Approved

Notes

1.AHD 2.89 at 12:25 ( AHD 2.84 at 08:48)
2.Blackwood flowering many flowers in water
3. G4 water up to south bearer base, no visiable water on Rivernook flats
4.Between G5 & G4 water returned & overbank closer to G5.
5.G5 Gt White egret 3,White headed herons 16, Pie d comorants 2, White necked herons 2.
Many Wood duck, Black duck, Shellduck, Swans & Teal -Chestnut &Grey.

Depth Profiling

Depth m Temperature °C Salinity ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm Notes
0.1m 11.50 0.10 8.66 78.9 0.31
Previous
Median
0.5m 11.10 0.20 8.60 78.6 0.33 Salinity rise to 0.2
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Median
1.0m 11.10 0.20 8.50 78.3 0.33 probe drifting 2m.
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Median
1.5m 11.10 0.20 8.61 78.5 0.34
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Median
2.0m 11.10 0.20 8.74 79.4 0.33
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Median
2.5m 11.10 0.20 8.73 79.6 0.33
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Median
3.0m 11.10 0.20 8.75 79.5 0.33 'probe drifting over 4m.
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Median
3.5m 11.10 0.20 8.72 79.1 0.34
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Median
4.0m not continued
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Median
4.3m "
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Median

Top-Bottom Sampling

Depth m Turbidity NTU pH
Top 0.1 200 7.0
Previous 0.1
Median 0.1
Bottom
Previous
Median

Other details

Max depth 4.44
Previous 0.00
Median 0.00
Flow estimate Fast

Observation Documents

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Preceding Observations

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