GMC Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site
16 January 2015
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Gellibrand River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Gellibrand River Estuary Mouth Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #9339 |
| Date and Time | Friday 16th January 2015 10:55am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
- Dark discharge along foreshore to east
- Wind in all directions around Gp1, north wind flattening out the waves, & wind coming from s/e bringing blown sand into channel & across mouth
- Longshore drift active
- Water level low in estuary , sandbar exposed & low track mostly clear of water
- Drying skeins of algae (some rotten) cover some areas of vegetation where water has receded- a couple of very small dead fish in deep remaining pools smothered by rotting algae
- New sea grass (about (10cm.) actively growing near waters edge
- Many black cocatoos
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