GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
28 September 2012
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #7842 |
| Date and Time | Friday 28th September 2012 09:30am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
1.Small amount of dark discharge only immediately around mouth at 09:55 but by 10:50 none could be seen & salt water was moving up estuary channel
2. Rough sea up to base of dunes (Ocean beach), impacting on sand cliffs mid beach, longshore drift then moving water toward mouth - waves in all directions
3.Sand has built up around rocks at mouth & channel width upstream is reducing
4.Waves constantly entering channet & estuary impacting on dunes (south side estuary) & strongly surging behind reeds on east side
5. Darter 1. seen perching above river near G2.
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