GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
9 May 2014
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #8854 |
| Date and Time | Friday 9th May 2014 09:43am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
- Dark discharge out between rocks & cliff over shallow area, turning to east
- Channel very wide forming a pool with steep east bank directly upstream rocks, but starts cascading down through shallow area between rocks & cliff
- More erosion to east side of estuary, many large mounds of seaweed & scattered shells from ocean beach along channel to near car park. Sandbar exposed
- many small fish in shallow water(east side of est.)
- Shoreline on Ocean beach is becoming straighter, east end scoured out & sand highest near mouth
- Longshore drift both to east & to west, also meeting return waves at east end of beach
- Strong north wind flattening out sea
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